Sporting goalie quits, blames club president for inciting violence

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Portugal Training - Oeiras, Portugal - June 1, 2018. Portugal's national soccer team goalkeeper Rui Patricio attends a training session. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio quit his club Sporting on Friday, blaming its president for "psychological violence" against players and inciting anger among the fans, who attacked a number of players and coaches at their training ground last month.

In a resignation letter published by several local media outlets, the Euro 2016 winner said he was entitled to termination pay after being "the target of psychological and physical violence, which constitutes just cause for me to be free of the contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal".