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Sporting Lisbon President Frederico Varandas has announced he will work as a doctor during the coronavirus pandemic "as long as Portugal needs it."
According to ESPN FC's Adriana Garcia, Varandas is a specialist in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. He is also a decorated army captain.
The 40-year-old, who has been president of Sporting since 2018, took to Instagram (h/t Garcia) to explain his decision:
"For the generations of our parents and grandparents, but also for this generation that cannot grow up in a country suffocated in another serious economic crisis.