Portuguese Football in English
From Portugal’s third tier to Champions League elite
PortuGOAL reporter Matthew Marshall continues his incredible journey exploring the rich tapestry that is Portugal’s football landscape.
In part two, Mat visits Canelas 2010, Arouca, Sporting CP, Porto, Boavista, Gil Vicente and Vitória de Guimaraes.
Along the way he also interviews Canelas 2010 owner Fernando Madureira, as well as providing information on the sights to see and the history of Portugal at locations north of Lisbon.
On this week’s Long Ball Futebol Podcast, Albert & Barney round up all the action from the Champions League and Europa League as Sporting lose heavily to Manchester City, Braga fall to a disappointing defeat in Moldova, and Porto win thanks to an unlikely hero.
In the Primeira Liga, Porto overcome a tricky Moreirense side in a game again tarnished by poor refereeing, Arouca earn an impressive win in their fight for Primeira Liga survival, Pepa comes under fire for Vitória’s poor form, and Gil Vicente go 10 points clear of their European football rivals.
Football and history in Chaves, Porto, Braga, Fafe, Vizela
PortuGOAL’s roaming reporter Matthew Marshall is a self-confessed football addict. He also happens to love the country of Portugal and its historical, cultural and gastronomical offerings. And of course its football.
Join Matthew on an incredible road trip which will take in dozens of football matches (averaging more than one a day!) over the next month or so. In Part One he visits Chaves, Porto, Braga, Fafe and Vizela, interviews Braga manager Carlos Carvalhal and Fafe stadium announcer Miguel Pimenta, ending with a trip to the awe-inspiring Citânia de Sanfins.
On this week’s episode of the Long Ball Futebol podcast we discuss all the drama, both good and bad, from Porto vs Sporting as a brilliant game turns into a chaotic mess. But who’s to blame? The Primeira Liga? The referees? The Players? We discuss it all and more in an extended chat about the biggest game of the season so far.
Plus we talk about the upcoming Champions League and Europa League fixtures, as well as rounding up all the other action from the Primeira Liga, as Famalicão hit Moreirense with five goals, Ricardo Horta continues to dazzle for Braga, and Darwin Nuñéz digs Benfica out of a hole.
In this week’s Long Ball football podcast we discuss one of the best games in the Portuguese football calendar, the Dérbi do Minho, as Vitória earn a surprise win against Braga thanks to an inspired performance.
We also talk about the rest of the Primeira Liga action as there are wins for the Big Three, referee controversy in the game between Gil Vicente and Santa Clara, and a chat about Boavista’s season so far and their aims for this campaign.
