The Portuguese Pedro Pablo Pichardo, Benfica athlete, got, this Saturday, the best world mark of the year in the triple jump, during the ‘meeting’ in Madrid. Pichardo made four valid jumps and the 17.69 meters is the best jump achieved by an athlete in 2021. Still, the mark was not enough to win the competition, … Read more
For the first time in his career, Lawson Craddock (EF Education – NIPPO) won the timed event of the United States Championships, contested on Thursday. Offensive on the last Critérium du Dauphiné, he was ahead Chad Haga (Team DSM) of 18 seconds and his teammate Tejay van Garderen of 30 seconds, he who will retire … Read more
Lawson Craddock (EF Education-Nippo) became the United States Time Trial Champion for the first time in his career. The 29-year-old rider won with an 18 ” lead over Chad Haga (Team DSM) and 30 ” on his teammate Tejay van Garderen, while the title holder Ian Garrison (Deceuninck – Quick Step) only took 27th place … Read more
Tiago Dantas will not be part of Benfica’s squad next season and will be, again, on loan, but now to a I Division team in Portugal. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder, a product of the Reds’ formation, was transferred last season to Bayern, but played little – used twice in the main team and five in … Read more
Brazil, with the Benfica player Everton at the beginning (replaced at half-time), thrashed Peru, by 4-0, at the Nilton Santos stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, in the second round of Group B of the Copa América. After the 3-0 against Venezuela, by José Peseiro, the team led by Tite once again built a comfortable victory, … Read more
Venezuela, coached by José Peseiro, scored the first point in group B of the Copa América. After the defeat against Brazil in the opening round, this Thursday, the Venezuelan team, heavily hit by a Covid-19 outbreak, imposed a goalless draw against Colombia. Reinaldo Rueda launched Matheus Uribe in the eleven and Luis Díaz left the … Read more
Dealing with departures until the end of the month is Benfica’s priority, to balance the score, but the structure of professional football, now reinforced with Rui Pedro Braz, new general director for football, is already working on strengthening the squad. The signings will be announced in July. And one of the targets is the Frenchman … Read more
«João Félix does not leave Atlético Madrid». This was the categorical message emanating from the club mattress, following news pointing to the possible transfer of the 21-year-old player to Manchester City, in a deal that would lead Bernardo Silva to take the opposite route. The newspaper ‘AS’ writes that the Portuguese international has a captive … Read more
Portimonense secured the hiring of Brazilian midfielder Carlinhos, who has already represented Estoril and V. Setúbal in Portugal. The 26-year-old spent the last year at Vasco da Gama, where he participated in 42 games, scoring two goals. Portimonense had already tried to sign him in January and is now all set to sign the player’s … Read more
Scorer of 72 goals and 33 assists in 190 games for FC Porto, Marega is one of the confirmed departures from the FC Porto squad and will have to be properly addressed in this summer market. The Malian international’s farewell opens a wave in the attack of the national runners-up and SAD is already on … Read more