Portuguese Football in English
This week, we’re joined by Andrew Batista to discuss Jornada 11 of the Primeira Liga season.
Rúben Amorim leaves Sporting in dramatic fashion as the Lions come from two goals down to beat Braga 4-2 at the Quarry, while later the same night Benfica thumped Porto 4-1 in the Clássico in Lisbon.
With Rúben Amorim set to become the new Manchester United manager, The Long Ball Futebol show sat down with Portuguese football experts Tom Kundert & Patrick Ribeiro from PortuGOAL.net to discuss the biggest news story to come out of Portugal in many years.
We discuss his journey so far, if he can take the step up to Manchester United, his managerial style, and the future of Sporting CP.
This week we’re joined by Andrew Batista (PortuGOAL) and Matthieu Monteiro (Golaço TV) to discuss Jornada 8 of the 2024/25 Primeira Liga season.
There’s a huge game between Porto and Braga which highlights the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, whilst Sporting overcome a resilient Casa Pia side, and Vitória and Boavista play out the type of chaotic Primeira Liga fixture we’ve come to know and love.
This week the Long Ball Futebol podcast is joined by Tom Kundert and Andrew Batista to discuss a good weekend for the big clubs as Sporting, Benfica, Porto and Braga all get big wins.
We also talk about whether there’s an increasing gulf in quality between those clubs and the rest of the league, after Rúben Amorim’s comments at the weekend. Plus we talk about Arouca, Casa Pia, Rio Ave and much more!
This week we’re joined by @filipemelo171 to discuss Bruno Lage’s return to Benfica following the sacking of Roger Schmidt, and what he needs to do to get Benfica back on track.
Plus we discuss Sporting’s continued good form, Porto brushing aside Vitória, and two managerial sackings in Jornada 6.
