EPB Loan: Five things to know about FC Porto

On Monday, Sporting Kansas City announced the loan of homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown to Portuguese first division side FC Porto. So just who is Porto and how will this loan aid in Palmer-Brown’s development? Here are five things to know about the Portuguese giants:

1. The Big Three

FC Porto has been a part of the Portuguese first division (Primeira Liga) since 1934, the year the league was founded. Known to their fans as the Dragões, FC Porto play their matches at Estádio do Dragão.

Along with Sporting CP and Benfica, Porto are one of the "Big Three" in Portugal. The three clubs have combined to win 79 times and have never been relegated. Only two other clubs in the history of the…