FIFA did not allowed third parties to have "significant" influence on players,[1] which in reverse minority interest was not banned.
Sporting closed its relation to previous investment fund in 2007, but "Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD", the company that operation football section of the athletic club, had a negative equity of €29.646 million in 2010–11 season.
[2] Co-current with issue bonds, re-capitalization, Sporting had to find an alternative way to improve the financial condition.
After months of preparation, Sporting announced the fund would start operate in August 2011.
[4] On 18 August, Sporting started to sell new signing, current players and youth product to the fund for cash.