Portuguese Football in English
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PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Paciência is a virtue for Santa Clara
Oh, how we missed you, Liga Portugal. In Gameweek 1 of the 2026/2027, it was business as usual: Futebol Clube do Porto saw out their 2-0 lead...
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Vangelis Pavlidis decisive as Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1 in Liga Portugal
Benfica kept their title hopes alive in the Azores where they registered a 2-1 victory against Santa Clara. Petit’s side enjoyed an early spell of...
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Coaching change at Santa Clara: Vasco Matos sacked; Petit appointed
Santa Clara’s 4-2 defeat at home to Estoril on Saturday led to the dismissal of coach Vasco Matos. While sacking the 45-year-old, the majority...
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VAR controversy rages as Sporting beat Santa Clara in the Azores: “It’s enough to make us to stop believing in football”
Portuguese Cup: Sporting scrape through; Porto thrash Famalicão to set up Benfica clash Wind, rain, ten goals and a huge dose of controversy were...
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Benfica 1-1 Santa Clara: late equaliser after Otamendi howler stuns the Luz
SL Benfica 1-1 CD Santa Clara With last season’s second-place and fifth-place sides meeting at the Estádio da Luz, the 59,507 supporters that made...
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SL Benfica vs CD Santa Clara: Preview, Odds, Form Guide and Players to Watch (September 12)
Benfica will be aiming to work their way back to the top of the table when they take on Santa Clara on Friday night at the Estádio da Luz. After...
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Gabriel Silva penalty sees Santa Clara beat Estoril
Santa Clara collected their first Liga Portugal win of the season with a second-half penalty by Gabriel Silva enough to earn the Azoreans all three...
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Santa Clara knocked out of UEFA Conference League after goalless draw against Shamrock Rovers in Dublin
The dream of seeing the league phase of a UEFA club competition in the Azores is over after Santa Clara drew 0-0 against Shamrock Rovers to lose...
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Santa Clara squander early lead to hand Shamrock Rovers 2-1 advantage in Conference League
CD Santa Clara will be kicking themselves after missing out on a glorious opportunity to take a lead back to Ireland for the second leg of their...
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CD Santa Clara’s dream European run continues as Vasco Matos’ side cruise to 3-0 victory over Larne FC
Irish defender Ryan Nolan was handed a glorious chance to give Larne FC an early lead when the ball fell to him in the box in the 19th minute....
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Gabriel Silva’s second-half strike seals memorable European night for Santa Clara
CD Santa Clara manager Vasco Matos lined up with an aggressive 3-4-3 formation knowing that anthing less than a victory would end the club’s hopes...
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Santa Clara beaten 2-1 by NK Varaždin in UEFA Conference League
Vasco Matos’s Santa Clara were narrowly beaten by NK Varaždin in an entertaining first leg of their Conference League qualifier in Croatia. The...
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Portuguese trio Benfica, Braga and Santa Clara learn opponents in UEFA competitions
The draw took place today for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League competitions. To make it...
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Ten facts about Santa Clara’s latest incursion into UEFA competition football
The Sweeper is a brilliant podcast and X account run by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, who go where no other football podcast goes to cover football...
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Benfica lead the way in an all-winning Saturday for the 'Big Three'
Benfica have held onto top spot after defeating Rio Ave 4-2 at home and making it eight wins from nine in a ferocious start to the season. The...
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Marítimo crisis deepens versus Santa Clara as Portimonense proceed to fire on all cylinders
Ten-man Marítimo have been plunged deep into crisis mode after a 2-1 defeat away to Santa Clara left them pointless at the foot of the table after...
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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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First taste of defeat for Sporting sets Porto three points clear
Sporting have fallen three points behind FC Porto in the race for the Primeira Liga title after losing their first league game of the season 3-2 to...