Portuguese Football in English
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Why Nordic footballers are becoming all the rage in Portuguese football
What’s behind the rise in Nordic footballers making their mark in Portuguese football? Zach Lowy investigates, with the help of Portuguese football...
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Viktor Gyökeres transfer saga over as Swede signs for Arsenal
Viktor Gyökeres today officially signed a five-year contract with English Premier League club Arsenal. The protracted transfer negotiations that...
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Ten reasons Sporting are 2024/25 champions of Portugal
At the start of the season Sporting fans were confident their team could win back-to-back titles for the first time in 71 years, and that is exactly...
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The Long Ball Futebol Podcast: Boavista buses can’t stop goal-machine Gyökeres!
This week the boys are joined by Patrick Ribeiro to discuss Viktor Gyökeres’ four goal demolition of Boavista, whilst Benfica stay hot on Sporting’s...
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Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller
Sporting 3-4 FC Porto FC Porto came back from a three-goal first half deficit to defeat Sporting 4-3 in this season’s Super Taça final, held in...
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Sporting lift Primeira Liga trophy with clean sweep of home victories
Sporting 3-0 Chaves Sporting have drawn the curtains on their Primeira Liga season with a record-breaking 100% win percentage at home, as they...
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Seven reasons Sporting are 2023/24 champions of Portugal
Sporting are the 2023/24 champions of Portugal. The Lions clinched the title with two games to spare this weekend after victory against Portimonense...
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Sporting leave themselves on the brink of title joy after dominant home display
Sporting 3-0 Portimonense Sporting are just a result away from claiming the Primeira Liga title with two league fixtures to go after defeating...
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Sporting CP earn a 2-2 draw against Porto in a thriller at Estádio do Dragão
Sporting Clube de Portugal came back from the death to earn a 2-2 draw against Porto in a sensational game of football at Estádio do Dragão. The...
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Sporting CP win 3-0 in Arouca to stay in front in the Primeira Liga
Sporting Clube de Portugal consolidated their position at the top of the Primeira Liga after securing a 3-0 win in Arouca. The Lions took the lead...
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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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Sporting enter 2024 top of the table after overcoming a testing trip to Portimão
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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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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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Notable Nordic footballers who have played in Portugal’s Primeira Liga
(Article originally published in January 2020) Footballers from all over the world have played in the Primeira Liga, the top division of the...