Portuguese Football in English
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End of the line for Boavista as court ruling forces club to close down
Boavista Futebol Clube were the champions of Portugal in 2000/2001 and regular participants in the Champions League at the turn of the century....
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Iconic kits: Boavista 2000/01
How can you forget the shirt that made you believe in miracles? Boavista are facing the greatest threat to their centennial existence, but the...
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How did one of Portugal’s biggest clubs fall off the map? The rise and fall of Boavista Futebol Clube
It was early August 2025, and Sporting CP were set to kick off the new Portuguese Primeira Liga season against Casa Pia AC. Like any good football...
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Former Portuguese champions Boavista banished to the amateur leagues
Boavista Futebol Clube, champions of Portugal in 2000/2001 and regular participants in the UEFA Champions League at the turn of the century, have...
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Boavista 0-3 Benfica - three straight wins for Bruno Lage
Benfica made it three straight wins under Bruno Lage after recording a routine 3-0 win against Boavista. The Eagles went ahead in the 11th minute...
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Sporting take opportunity to go three points clear at the top with victory over Boavista
Sporting have risen back up to first place after taking advantage of Benfica’s slip up against Casa Pia with a 2-0 victory over Boavista, this...
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Long Ball Futebol podcast: Boavista on top and upsets in the Algarve
This week Barney & Albert discuss all the action from Jornada 5 of the 2023/24 Primeira Liga season, starting with the unlikely league leaders...
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Maddened Marítimo remain pointless in clash that sees Casa Pia pull ahead of soaring Boavista and Portimonense
Marítimo remain rooted to the bottom of the Primeira Liga table without registering a single point after a controversial 71st minute penalty earned...
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Boavista creep into the top four as Benfica retain first place
Boavista have climbed up to fourth in the Primeira Liga table after a 2-1 turnaround away to nine-man Arouca pushed them above high-flying...
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Big Three conclude summer of spending with transfer deadline-day arrivals
On the year the Primeira Liga led the way as the most profitable division in the world, following the sales of Benfica’s Darwin Nuñez, Sporting star...
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Casa Pia claim first win versus high-flying Boavista as Vitória fail in Portimão test
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Banza fires Braga to victory as Boavista and Vitória remain on-song: The Matchday 2 round-up
With big boys Benfica and FC Porto fending off their opponents with narrow victories, sandwiching Sporting’s handsome home outing versus Rio Ave,...
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Estoril on song as promoted sides are edged in Primeira Liga opener
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Braga burst Porto’s invincibility bubble prior to Sporting’s return to winning ways
FC Porto have seen an unbeaten run of 59 Primeira Liga games come to an end after falling to a 1-0 defeat away to Sporting de Braga, this evening....
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Porto and Sporting continue to set the pace as Benfica return to winning ways
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First league draw sees Benfica overtaken by Porto and Sporting
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Long Ball Futebol podcast: Portimonense show Barça how it’s done, Boavista build momentum, and Gil Vicente impress
This week on the Long Ball Futebol Podcast, Barney and Albert round up Jornada 8 of the 21/22 Primeira Liga Season. Wins from Porto and Sporting...
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Benfica prolong 100% win record with Porto and Sporting in hot pursuit
Benfica have extended their run of consecutive victories in the Primeira Liga this season to six after defeating Boavista 3-1 at the Estádio da Luz...
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Santa Clara relegate Farense to secure European football on final day, with Rio Ave in play-off limbo
Big Three close out season with convincing wins Santa Clara have guaranteed European football for the first time in their history after qualifying...
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Pitiless Porto secure Champions League football and heighten Rio Ave relegation fears
FC Porto have sealed a second-placed finish in the Primeira Liga, granting themselves automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League and...