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News, views and information concerning domestic football in Portugal and Portuguese clubs competing in Europe.
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Porto apply pressure on Sporting as Braga go big away from home
FC Porto have come to within a point of first-placed Sporting ahead of the Monday night’s Lisbon Derby after goals from Luis Diaz and Evanilson...
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The Lisbon derby with a difference: Sporting v Benfica preview
The historical statistics make for stark reading from a Sporting point of view. Over the last eight seasons the Lions have only beaten city rivals...
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Rúben Amorim keeps Sporting on the path to glory
The jam-packed Portuguese schedule continued this week with Liga NOS’s 15th round of 2020/21. The league’s surprise package Paços Ferreira continued...
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Benfica slip into third place before Sporting return to winning ways
Corona-struck Benfica have fallen two points behind second-placed FC Porto after drawing 1-1 against Nacional da Madeira without a handful of their...
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Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga
Sporting 1-0 Sp. Braga Sporting have become the Allianz League Cup champions after a sole goal from Pedro Porro tipped the balance against Sporting...
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Merciless Braga dump Benfica en route to League Cup final
Sp. Braga 2-1 Benfica Sporting de Braga have eliminated Benfica to secure back-to-back Allianz League Cup final appearances, following Sporting into...
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Late Jovane double topples Porto in dramatic League Cup semi-final
Sporting 2-1 FC Porto Sporting are through to the Allianz League Cup final after a late Jovane Cabral double turned an imminent elimination at the...
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Salvador Agra becomes Tondela's saviour in beating Boavista
Round 14 of the Liga NOS season was notable for it featuring the campaign’s first domestic “Clássico” between Porto and Benfica, the pair unable to...
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A quintet of Portugal’s finest current football managers
For a country of little over 10 million people, Portugal has long punched above its weight in the world’s most popular sport when it comes to...
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Braga and Sporting fall short on Clássico week
Sporting de Braga have missed out on the chance to close in on the top three after a Friday of draws for Sporting, Benfica and FC Porto, losing 2-0...