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News, views and information concerning domestic football in Portugal and Portuguese clubs competing in Europe.
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Fantasy Football: “Abaladiça” wins team of the week with massive 123-pointer as “Project cannot stop” takes over at the top of the PortuGOAL FF league
An inspired use of the Park The Bus chip by David Pessanha resulted in a huge score for his “Abaladiça” team. The 123 points accumulated in Gameweek...
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Pavlidis penalty fires Benfica to 1-0 win over Alverca
Benfica clocked up their 14th win in their last 15 matches in all competitions with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Alverca at the Estádio da Luz on...
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European nights and weekend rituals: how Portuguese football fans follow the season
Autumn is the busiest time of the year for anyone who follows Portuguese football. The Liga Portugal table starts to take shape, the domestic cups...
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Porto, Benfica or Sporting? A simple guide to this season’s Liga Portugal title race
Porto leads the table at the start of the 2026/27 title race in Portugal, but there is no use in picking a champion this early. Although Porto leads...
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Paulo Fonseca set for switch from Lyon to Sporting
Multiple press reports in Portugal suggest Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca is about to leave the French club and return to his homeland, to take over...
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Porto punish Estoril 4-0 to make it 10 straight wins in Liga Portugal
Porto maintained their perfect start in Liga Portugal after a regulation 4-0 win against Estoril at Estádio do Dragão. It took only four minutes for...
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Pedro Lima scores again as Sporting beat Casa Pia 2-0 in Rio Maior
Amid Sporting’s maelstrom of transfer activity in the summer it almost went unnoticed that the Lisbon outfit had signed midfielder Pedro Lima from...
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Famalicão upset the applecart by making Final Four of the Portuguese League Cup
The Taça da Liga in its current form is clearly set up to arrive at the Final Four phase of the competition with Portugal’s four biggest teams...
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How Portuguese clubs develop different roles for modern full-backs
The full-back is no longer one fixed role A full-back can provide width, move inside to support midfield or stay deeper to protect the team against...