Portuguese Football in English
Portuguese international Ricardo Pereira is the toast of Leicester City after being voted both the club’s Player of the Season and the Players’ Player of the Season at their annual awards ceremony.
Having joined the Premier League outfit from FC Porto for €25m last summer, Ricardo has enjoyed an outstanding debut campaign at the Walkers Stadium and as such was recognised with the prizes issued by the fans and his fellow teammates.
Nuno Espírito Santo and Bernardo Silva have been recognised for their outstanding seasons in England by receiving nominations for the Premier League Manager of the Year and Player of the Year awards.
Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno has secured a 7th place finish for the promoted outfit, who have impressed observers this season, particularly with their form against the bigger sides. Meanwhile, Bernardo has been one of the most lauded players in a Manchester City team on the verge of defending their title with another huge points total.
Cristiano Ronaldo was again the saviour as Juventus continued their unconvincing run of form in Italy with a 1-1 draw at home with city rivals Torino. The Portugal captain rose to head home with five minutes left on the clock to earn a point for the Serie A champions, who have now won just one of their last six matches.
Elsewhere, Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco remain on the slide in France’s Ligue 1, with another defeat despite an early goal from Gelson Martins leaving them three points above the relegation play-off. Paulo Sousa’s Bordeaux are also struggling in France, but there was better news for Nuno Espírito Santo and Marco Silva in England with both securing wins as the season nears a close.
Portuguese international Vieirinha landed in his homeland on Wednesday ahead of undergoing a knee operation, fresh from helping PAOK Thessaloniki to their first Greek championship in 34 years.
Immensely popular with his club, Vieirinha has led by example as captain and inspiration as PAOK have successfully recovered from losing out on the Super League due to controversial disciplinary measures taken towards the end of last season.
Diogo Jota is one of the in-form players in the English Premier League and the Portuguese forward added to his growing reputation with a goal and an assist as Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Watford 2-1 to take a firm grip on 7th place.
Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo scored an equaliser for Juventus at the San Siro against Inter on Saturday evening, while there were also goals for Nani in MLS, Iuri Medeiros in Poland and Silvestre Varela in Turkey. On the managerial front, there were memorable wins for Portuguese bosses across the world.
