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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...
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: João Guilherme fires Académico de Viseu to fifth straight win
No, this isn’t a case of déjà vu. Recently promoted Académico de Viseu have been honoured with back-to-back Figure of the Week features. After André...
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Porto Champions League outlook 2026/27: how FC Porto can bounce back after three defeats
Porto returned to the Champions League unbeaten at home in 2026, then lost 2-0 to Manchester City at the Dragão on 8 September, with Erling Haaland...
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Fantasy Football: “Pizzi Blinders” wins team of the week as “Alheira Mecânica” stays at the summit of the PortuGOAL FF league
Congratulations to Kylezinho Linhares and his “Pizzi Blinders” team who scored 78 points in Gameweek 9, and as such was the top-scoring team in the...
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Prestianni shines again as Benfica come from behind to beat Santa Clara 2-1 in the Azores
Argentina winger Gianluca Prestianni continued his sensational form to dig Benfica out of a hole on the Azorean island of São Miguel this evening....