Portuguese Football in English
On this week’s episode Albert & Barney discuss o jogo bonito, and o jogo slightly less bonito as the Primeira Liga provides drama and entertainment in equal measure. We dissect the incredible scenes during and after Porto’s game against Arouca, and the even more incredible fallout in the aftermath.
There’s a clássico of sorts as Braga host Sporting, Benfica put four past Vitória, Boavista remain top of the table, and Moreirense get their first win of the season.
This week on the Long Ball Futebol podcast Albert & Barney discuss all the action from the second round of the Primeira Liga season, as well as what’s happening in Europe.
The headlines in Portugal this week have been about Otávio’s move to Al-Nassr for €60M. We look into not only how this will impact Porto on the pitch, but the potential ramifications of it, including the future of coach Sergio Conceição.
Arouca crashed out of the Europa Conference League leaving us without a Portuguese team in the group stage for the third season in a row. We also look ahead to Braga’s double header against Panathinaikos with the Guerreiros potentially 180 minutes away from the Champions League group stage for only the third time in their history.
Barney & Albert are back for another series of the Long Ball Futebol podcast, and what a way to kick off a new season. There’s drama galore as we discuss Benfica’s shock defeat to Boavista, Famalicão causing an upset against Braga, and a 7-goal thriller between Arouca and Estoril.
We also discuss Porto and Sporting’s hard-earned victories, Gil Vicente scoring five in their first game, and the TV rights issue affecting the Primeira Liga around the world.
In the latest Long Ball Futebol podcast, Albert and Barney bring us a fascinating interview with Arouca centre-back Jerome Opoku.
The London-born defender discusses his footballing journey to date in a career that has taken him from a Premier League youth academy, to Europa Conference League qualification with Arouca, via the English League 1 and Danish Superliga.
Opoku also talks at length about Arouca’s incredible 2022/23 season, playing abroad as a young English footballer, and much more.
In Episode 79 of the Seleção Podcast, host Danny Pinto is joined by Matthew Marshall of PortuGOAL.net, as they review Portugal’s perfect start to EURO 2024 qualifying (4 matches, 4 wins; 14 goals scored, 0 conceded).
They also discuss the ongoing U21 European Championship and the just completed U17 European Championship respectively, and a whole lot more.
