Portuguese Football in English
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Leandro Barreiro bags a brace as Benfica beat Marítimo 3-0 in Madeira
Benfica made it five straight wins in all competitions after a comfortable 3-0 victory over Marítimo in Funchal. The opening goal came in the 7th...
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Marítimo 3-0 Benfica 2000/01: the night a little-known Argentine took apart Mourinho’s Benfica
Benfica travel to Madeira to visit the stadium nicknamed O Caldeirão - The Cauldron - this weekend as Marítimo welcome a big name to their Barreiros...
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Marítimo’s Best Ever Season: 1992/93
In a new series, PortuGOAL’s resident football historian Miguel Lourenço Pereira catalogues the best ever season experienced by Portugal’s top...
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“Marítimo is Madeira and Madeira is Marítimo” – club president Carlos André Gomes
In 2023, Carlos André Gomes won a snap presidential election in convincing fashion, months after CS Marítimo were relegated from Liga Portugal for...
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The promotion of Club Sport Marítimo 2025/26: individual report card
As mentioned in the article entitled The resurgence of Club Sport Marítimo (written at an important interjection in the Liga Portugal 2 campaign),...
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History of Marítimo / club fact file
For an isolated island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that accounts for less than 2.5% of the population of Portugal, Madeira has played a...
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Former Marítimo star Joel Santos signs 5-year contract at Norwegian club Sauherad at 50 years of age
Former Marítimo winger Joel Santos has signed for Norwegian lower league club Sauherad IL. Nothing too strange there, you may think, given the...
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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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Five-star Benfica send strong message as Casa Pia fairytale continues
Benfica have increased their lead at the top of the Primeira Liga table prior to Sporting de Braga’s clash against Vizela, going five points clear...
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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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Marítimo crisis deepens versus Santa Clara as Portimonense proceed to fire on all cylinders
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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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Sporting delay Porto title celebrations with Champions League qualification
FC Porto have been made to wait a further week to get their hands on the Primeira Liga title after a 4-1 win for Sporting against Gil Vicente,...
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Porto increase lead at the top after Braga make it two wins on the spin
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Big Three on song as Benfica enjoy 7-1 goal-fest
Benfica have cemented preparations for their upcoming FC Porto double-header with a 7-1 triumph over Marítimo at the Estádio da Luz, as their fellow...
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Porto stall after wins for rivals Sporting and Benfica
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Sporting distance themselves from rivals after FC Porto and Benfica fall to goalless draws
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Top Four sing from the same hymn sheet in victorious return to Primeira Liga action
Benfica became the fourth member of the Primeira Liga’s top four to claim victory this weekend, after returning to winning ways in a 2-1 victory...
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Benfica battle for three points after Porto's first blip of the season
Benfica were made to work for a three-point advantage over FC Porto in the league table after the latter fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to Marítimo,...
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Back in Business: A brief insight into the 2020/21 Primeira Liga season