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News, views and information concerning domestic football in Portugal and Portuguese clubs competing in Europe.
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Bruno Fernandes rises to new challenge
No let-up from front four A theme of this nascent season is the way the Big Three are intent on imitating each other. After Benfica, Porto and...
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William exit edges closer, Adrien in limbo, Gelson stays; Braga sell Rui Fonte
As the European football season gets underway, most of the talk is still focused on who is going where, as we approach the final frenzied days of...
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Bruno Xadas announces himself in style
WeekTwo: Big Three made to work hard Sporting, Porto and Benfica all won their second successive match in the Liga NOS, although all three were made...
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Title challengers lay down a marker: Primeira Liga round-up
Just one round of matches sufficed for the top of the Portuguese Primeira Liga to have a familiar look to it. Porto, Benfica and Sporting occupy the...
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Portugal’s Primeira Liga: transfer round-up and squad analysis
Hey friends, much like I did last season, I decided to write you guys a bit of an update of everything that is going on in each team’s transfer...
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Fábio Coentrão latest big name to sign for Sporting
Fábio Coentrão yesterday completed his transfer to Sporting, signing a one-season loan contract from Real Madrid. In a similar move to the deal that...
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New App allows Portuguese players to report match-fixing
Match-fixing has been a major problem in most sports around the world at one time or another. In the U.S., one of the most notorious suspected cases...
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André Silva joins list of high-profile departures from Portugal
It is not unusual to see a level of disinvestment in relation to the playing squad every summer among Portugal’s major clubs, but this close season...
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Sérgio Conceição appointed Porto coach
Sérgio Conceição was this afternoon presented as the new coach of FC Porto. The former Portugal winger signed a two-year contract after extricating...
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Six Benfica stars who could be sold this summer
In a ceremony last week, Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira received an honour from the Lisbon borough where he was born, São Domingos de Benfica,...