SL Benfica: Rui Costa appointed interim president replacing Luís Filipe Vieira

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Under the statutes of SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Bwin), Rui Manuel César Costa, vice-president of the board of directors, has been appointed president replacing Luís Filipe Vieira, who has been temporarily suspended from office, announced the Lisbon club on 09/07/2021.

Luís Filipe Vieira, Benfica's president since 2003 (re-elected in October 2020...

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Rui Costa, new president of Benfica - ©  SL Benfica

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