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Álvaro Dionisio on football trafficking in Portugal: 'I was too trusting and they tricked me'

In July 2019 Álvaro Dionisio arrived in Portugal from Argentina, excited at developing his career but after a year he had still not been paid
He remained confined to a house for months, with no money, along with about 10 other footballers in the same situation
With the help of the Portuguese player union SJPF he decided to take legal action against the club that brought him to Europe

Portuguese PLayer Union is fighting back against trafficking

Portuguese player union is working with the national government and football federation to fight trafficking of footballers.
Fake agents or scouts routinely trick semi-professional or amateur players into travelling to Europe only to find humiliating conditions
The player union SJPF is seeking much stricter legislation to punish scammers

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