Ronaldo was 12 years old when Pereira recruited him for Sporting CP. The future Euro winner joined the Portugal side from Nacional’s youth ranks in 1997. He didn’t make his professional debut for the ...

Manchester United are showing interest in Sporting Lisbon star Francisco Trincao for a summer move. Utd head coach Ruben Amorim is looking for better attacking options. And he will surely look to ...

Aurelio Pereira, who worked as a scout for Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon and discovered talents such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died at the age of 77 on Tuesday. In 1988, Pereira created ...

Responsible for Sporting's youth recruitment since 1988, Pereira brought teenagers Paulo Futre, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Lisbon outfit. All three eventually starred for Portugal while ...

Aurelio Pereira, the Sporting Lisbon scout credited with discovering Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died on Tuesday, the club said. He was 77. (More Football News) Sporting did not reveal a ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute following the ... Aurelio da Silva Pereira, who died aged 77, created Sporting Lisbon's recruitment and training department in 1988 and went on to be responsible ...

(Reuters) -Aurelio Pereira, who worked as a scout for Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon and discovered talents such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died at the age of 77 on Tuesday. In 1988 ...

As well as Ronaldo and Figo, Pereira is also credited with unearthing ten members of Portugal's Euro 2016-winning squad. His work at Sporting even saw the club name their main academy pitch after him.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Aurélio Pereira, the Sporting Lisbon scout credited with discovering Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died on Tuesday, the club said. He was 77. Sporting did not reveal ...

The football scout credited with discovering Cristiano Ronaldo has died ... In 2017, he received the medal of 'Sporting Merit' by the city of Lisbon and in 2018, Uefa awarded him with the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has led tributes to legendary Sporting Lisbon scout Aurelio Pereira, who has died at the age of 77. Sporting confirmed Pereira's passing on Tuesday, with the club stating he ...

Responsible for Sporting's youth recruitment since 1988, Pereira brought teenagers Paulo Futre, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo to the Lisbon outfit. All three eventually starred for Portugal ...