Portuguese Football in English
In episode 62 of the Seleção podcast, host Danny Pinto is joined by Eric “The Portuguese Hammer” Vieira (@HammerEV) to look back on Portugal’s 1-1 draw away to Spain in the opening group match of the Nations League.
Danny and Eric discuss Portugal’s tactical and lineup choices for the match, Bruno Fernandes’ ongoing struggles in a Seleção shirt, and Portugal’s difficulty in finding consistency as a team.
And there is AWAY World Cup jersey talk, as well!
In Episode 61 of the Seleção podcast, host Danny Pinto previews the opening match of the Nations League versus Spain with Alan Feelehy of Football España and PortuGOAL’s Nathan Motz.
Danny and Alan discuss Spain’s approach to the Nations League, as well as the fact La Roja are one of the favourites to win World Cup 2022. Danny and Nathan then dissect Portugal’s call-ups for the upcoming Nations League matches, and debate whether Fernando Santos could/should have selected younger up-and-coming players for the June matches.
Another Portuguese football season is in the books, with Porto making most of the headlines thanks to a second “dobradinha” in three years. The Dragons were worthy winners, but that is only part of the story from the Bwin Liga.
Walking football encyclopaedia Zach Lowry along with Long Ball Futebol podcast brothers Albert and Barney discussed the 25 best individual performers in Portugal in the campaign that has just finished, over a three-part podcast, which is reproduced below.
As a bonus, PortuGOAL asked each of them to select their most improved player and their favourite player. For an in-depth roundup of the main protagonists in Portugal 2021/22, kindly read and listen!
Introducing the Long Ball Futebol Podcast. You may have already heard Barney & Albert on this website but if not PortuGOAL are here to present their latest episode, the annual Long Ball Futebol Awards Ceremony.
With the season drawing to a close, it just leaves us to reflect on the success stories of the season as a whole and give credit where it’s due to the league’s top performers. Over the course of an extended episode, Albert & Barney crown their recipients of among other awards, the:
There’s plenty of debate and controversy along the way, so feel free to get involved in the conversation by sending your thoughts in the comments section.
This week’s Long Ball Futebol Podcast is a big one, the End-of-Season Roundup! With the 2021/22 Primeira Liga season drawing to a close, we analyse every Primeira Liga club’s season, how they’ve performed, and what they could expect next season.
We also recap the scenes from an incredibly dramatic relegation battle finale on the last day of the season, and listen back to our pre-season predictions with plenty of embarrassing moments for both of us…
