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Sporting CP manager Ruben Amorim is leaving the club to take up the role at Manchester United, the English Premier League club announced Friday, in a deal through June 2027 with an option for another year. The 39-year-old Portuguese, who brought Japan midfielder Hidemasa Morita from Santa Clara to Sporting in the summer of 2022, led the Lisbon-based club to the Portugal Primeira Liga title last season. Sporting have started the new season with nine straight league wins, scoring 30 goals and conceding just two, while they have seven points from the opening three games in the Champions League le…