In early August, Portugal officially announced some amendments to its tax law provisions.
This was a routine change, with just a few clauses altered, largely irrelevant to the general public and causing minimal impact on various sectors of society.
Amendments to tax law are often made when loopholes are exploited, and upon discovery, the government patches them up.
As for those who exploit such loopholes, they usually face additional penalties.
However, this time, the person who moved for changes in the Portuguese tax law was a certain tycoon in Portugal.
This should have had nothing to do with football.
But… this tycoon also happened to be one of the senior members of the Sporting Lisbon football team.
Over the past few years, Sporting Lisbon's performance had been disappointing, causing dissatisfaction among the fans who had been waiting for years for the day when the club's presidency would be up for re-election.
