The exponential growth seen in women’s football in Portugal, culminating in the Portuguese Football Federation and the clubs, is accompanied and exploited by the first national agency to mediate players and coaches… football.
We are talking about Teammate Football Management, a company founded in 2021, which is now taking another step towards developing a players career agency by partnering with a law firm, in this case Almeida, Dias & Associados, allowing all Teammate representatives (players and coaches) now have legal advice provided specifically by the aforementioned law firm, which specializes in the field of sports law.
During the formal announcement of this collaboration protocol, Raquel Sampaio, CEO of Teammate, spoke about the intended goals.
“We are always working to have the best in a variety of fields on our side and to create an increasingly safe and trusting environment for all of our representatives, as well as for those who may one day become part of Teammate. Having companies like Almeida, Dias & Associados believe in our project shows that the work we do for women’s football is appreciated and it motivates us to keep doing more and better.”
Also, Gonzalo Almeida, one of the partners of the aforementioned law firm, highlighted the growth of women’s football in Portugal and appreciated the importance of this partnership: “We are very enthusiastic about joining Teammate Football Management, the market leader in women’s football agency, which will certainly be a long and fruitful partnership. in favor of women’s football, namely its growing value at the national and international level. We truly believe in a prosperous future for sport and look forward to becoming an integral part of it by advising key stakeholders on all issues. know how acquired over the past two decades within the scope of sports law.”
It should be remembered that Teammate has an extremely broad reach with regards to its agents as it elevates a player through the pre-career, professionalization and post-football transition stages, relying on the services of sports psychology and performance professionals. , nutrition, analysis, personal trainer, language and career advice.
From the wide range of players managed by the company, we highlight various players who are already international A’s for Portugal, such as Inés Pereira, Rute Costa, Dolores Silva, Alicia Correia, Fatima Pinto, Joana Martins, Monica Mendez, Agatha Filipa and Francisca Cardoso . The number of athletes who have been in the corner team also extends to youth levels, with players playing for the national team aged under 16, under 17, under 19 and under 23.
