SL Benfica: Rui Costa elected president with 84.48% of the votes and a record 40,115 participants

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Rui Costa, elected president of SL Benfica on 10/10/2021 - ©  SL Benfica

Rui Costa has been elected president of SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Bwin) with 84.48% of the votes in a historic ballot in which a record 40,115 members participated, announced the club on 10/10/2021. The former Portuguese international midfielder (94 caps, 26 goals) thus becomes the 34th president of the Lisbon club, where he trained and played...

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Rui Costa, elected president of SL Benfica on 10/10/2021 - ©  SL Benfica

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