Portuguese Football in English
Nathan Motz
Nathan Motz was born in California and raised in Texas. In 2006, on a whim, he watched the World Cup and fell in love with the Portuguese brand of football. Upon joining PortuGOAL he covered club sides outside Portugal for whom major Portuguese footballers play, notably Real Madrid, before becoming chief correspondent of the Seleção.
Portugal 0-1 Spain Player Ratings: Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career over, Portugal out in R16
Seleção
09 July 2026
World Cup 2026 drama rolls on - without Portugal. Waiting a few days to let the emotions cool, Na...
Portugal 2-1 Croatia Player Ratings: Gonçalo Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo rescue victory from jaws of defeat
Seleção
03 July 2026
Three things we learned about Portugal during the 2026 World Cup group stage
Seleção
30 June 2026
Are we not entertained? Wholesale annihilation of one of this tournament’s weakest squads book-...
Colombia 0-0 Portugal Player Ratings: Diogo Costa masterclass denies Colombia deserved victory
Seleção
28 June 2026
Just when it seemed Portugal might click on in this World Cup, a tenacious, energetic, and invent...
Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan Player Ratings: Cristiano Ronaldo brace leads Seleção revival
Seleção
24 June 2026
Portugal 1-1 DR Congo Player Ratings: João Neves the bright light in poor team display
Seleção
18 June 2026
Portugal 2-1 Nigeria - Player Ratings: Francisco Conceição stakes his claim for playing time at the 2026 World Cup
Seleção
11 June 2026
Portugal defeated Nigeria 2-1 in its World Cup send-off match in Leiria. Roberto Martínez reinst...
Portugal 2-1 Chile - Player Ratings: Bruno Fernandes man of the match as the Seleção prepare for World Cup 2026
Seleção
07 June 2026
What we learned about Portugal this international break – with audio from USA-Portugal
Seleção
02 April 2026
Seleção correspondent, Nathan Motz, completes this month’s pause for international play by su...