Portuguese Football in English
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Advantage Sporting in first leg of derby affair versus Benfica
Sporting 2-1 Benfica Sporting have edged themselves closer to the final of the Taça de Portugal after narrowly defeating Benfica 2-1 in the first...
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Five-star Sporting blitz past Braga in emphatic home victory
Sporting 5-0 Sp. Braga Sporting have flexed a firm grip on top spot of the Primeira Liga after powering past Sporting Clube de Braga with a 5-0...
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Away day demise at Vitória sees Sporting caught by Porto at the top
FC Porto have gone level on points with first-placed Sporting after the latter lost for the second time in the Primeira Liga, this season, being...
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Sporting re-occupy top spot after hard-fought ten-man battle with Arouca
Sporting 2-1 Arouca Sporting were made to fight with ten men at home to Arouca for a 2-1 victory that sees the Lions lead the Primeira Liga table...
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Djaló set-piece nabs a point for Braga in hard-fought Sporting draw
Sp. Braga 1-1 Sporting Sporting have dropped their first points of the new season after a 78th-minute Álvaro Djaló free-kick earned Sporting de...
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Sporting salvage three late points after Gyökeres stars in glowing debut
Sporting have kicked off their 2023/24 campaign with a 3-2 victory at home to Vizela, this Saturday night, courtesy of a Viktor Gyökeres double and...
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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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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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Matheus Nunes: The Next Step
When Sporting took the unprecedented gamble of prizing youthful head coach Rúben Amorim away from Sporting de Braga, costing the club’s coffers a...
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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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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 claim record-breaking 57th game without defeat after wins for Lisbon rivals
City rivals Benfica and Sporting have finalised preparations for next weekend’s derby date with a victory each, as Porto continued their pursuit of...
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Sporting open nine-point gap after Benfica defeat
Sporting have gone nine points clear of third-placed Benfica after a 2-0 win at home to Paços de Ferreira, this Sunday night, applying pressure on...
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Sporting pick up form to conclude Saturday night of wins for Lisbon giants
Sporting returned to winning ways in the Primeira Liga after an Islam Slimani brace rubber-stamped a 2-0 victory against Arouca at the Alvalade. The...
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Gil Vicente spoil Porto’s night while Benfica put three past Vitória
FC Porto have failed to increase their advantage at the top of the Primeira Liga table after being forced to share the spoils at home to ten-man Gil...
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Porto made to sweat after Sporting triumph
FC Porto have held onto their six-point-lead at the top of the Primeira Liga table after overcoming Moreirense 1-0 away from home. The Dragons took...
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Porto & Sporting lead the way with two-goal victories prior to Benfica bounce-back
Benfica have returned to winning ways after defeating Tondela 3-1 away from home, meanwhile Sporting and Porto set up next week’s ‘Clássico’ with a...
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Winter of comebacks dominate Portuguese transfer window
Calling on big names and even bigger figures, the January transfer window swept through Europe in its best efforts to change the course of the...
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Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica
Benfica 1-2 Sporting Sporting have won the Taça da Liga for the second season in a row after coming back from a goal down to defeat Benfica 2-1 in...
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Porto go six clear following Sporting stumble as Benfica reunite with winning feeling
Sporting have conceded more ground in the race for the Primeira Liga title after their 2-1 loss at home to Braga was met by a FC Porto 3-1 victory...