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End of the line for Julen Lopetegui as Porto sack under-fire coach
Media outlets throughout Portugal and Spain on Thursday evening report that FC Porto have parted company with Julen Lopetegui. At midnight no...
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Benfica and Sporting run riot, Porto slip up
In Portugal it is practically unheard of to play a full Liga schedule in midweek. Given the entertainment and drama that unfolded this afternoon and...
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Sporting regain top spot with a convincing win over Porto
Sporting 2-0 Porto Sporting returned to the top of the table after an Islam Slimani brace sealed the win in a fast-paced and absorbing clássico. The...
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Leadership at stake: Sporting-FC Porto preview
It may only be the second day of the New Year, but tomorrow's clash between Sporting and FC Porto at the Alvalade could well be one of the most...
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Porto go top as Sporting fall to shock defeat in Madeira
The final round of Liga matches in Portugal in 2015 proved highly significant as FC Porto rose to the top of the table for the first time in Spanish...
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Braga oust Sporting in Portuguese Cup classic
Braga beat Sporting 4-3 after extra time to make the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup at the Quarry last night. The lead changed hands four...
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Benfica paired with Zenit in Champions League
Mixed fortunes for Portugal’s Europa League trio Portuguese champions Benfica will play the champions of Russia, Zenit Saint Petersburg in the round...
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Benfica and Sporting push on, Porto beaten by the weather, temporarily
There was much to play for in the Liga NOS this weekend. After an indifferent week for Portuguese clubs in European competition, some had something...
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Sporting beat Besiktas to qualify, Braga win group, Belenenses out
Sporting and Braga will join FC Porto in Monday's Europa League draw. The Lisbon club came back from a goal down to beat Besiktas 3-1 at the...
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Questions for Lopetegui as Porto crash out
There is an old proverb. “To the victor go the spoils”. That could be taken literally tonight as Porto visited Chelsea for the 8th competitive...