Currently without a club, André Villas-Boas gave an extensive interview to the the Athletic. Looking for a new project, the Portuguese coach already knows when he will leave the banks and the projects he has for the future. “I’ve been coaching for 11 seasons. I’ll probably have four more”, he revealed, assuming the dream: “One … Read more
The National Team arrived this Monday morning in Lisbon. It was just after 11.30 am when the plane that left Seville landed at Humberto Delgado airport. A few dozen fans, armed with scarves and flags, awaited the players who were heading to the bus. Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and coach Fernando Santos were some of the … Read more
It’s Portugal’s farewell to Euro-2020. Portugal is eliminated for the first time before the quarter-finals of a European Championship, losing to Belgium, in Seville, by 0-1. Thorgan Hazard, in a powerful shot from outside the area, scored the goal that earned the Belgians the victory, in the 42nd minute. Kevin de Bruyne, who had been … Read more
Paços de Ferreira thrashed, by 5-0, the youth team in the first training game of the pre-season. João Pedro, Marco Baixinho, Adriano Castanheira, Pedro Martelo and Matchoi scored a handful of goals for Jorge Simão’s team. Eleven of the Pacenses: André Ferreira, Jorge Silva, Lima, Marco Baixinho, Bastos, Simão Rocha, Ibrahim, Dor Jan, Hélder Ferreira, … Read more
Carlos Vinícius had to give explanations to the general director for football at Benfica, Rui Pedro Braz, after photographs of him were released in a restaurant in Aroeira when he should have been observing the mandatory 14-day isolation, having returned from Brazil, where was on vacation. The 26-year-old forward acknowledged that he was at the … Read more
Matteo Pessina scored his second goal in the Euro (he had scored in the victory over Wales), confirming in the 105th minute Italy’s victory over Austria (2-1) and in the end was incredulous. The Atalanta midfielder was called up at the last minute to the Euro to replace the injured Sensi. “I’m still trying to … Read more
This Saturday, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma broke Dino Zoff’s record with the most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in the Italian national team. The number 1 kept his goal at zero for 1,168 minutes, before being beaten in extra time, in the 115th minute, by Kalajdzic in the round of 16 game against Austria, surpassing … Read more
Rui Costa suffered bruises on his right ankle and buttocks after being caught in one of the two collective falls in the first stage of the Tour de France. According to the UAE Emirates team, the Portuguese was one of four team cyclists caught in the fall – the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, winner in 2020, … Read more
Roberto Martínez, this Saturday, previewed the match against Portugal, in Seville, for the round of 16 of the European Championship. The Belgian selector says that the team is fully prepared for the confrontation in the Spanish city. «It will be a very demanding game in terms of focus and concentration. Portugal is working very well … Read more
Bruno Xadas, who last season was loaned by SC Braga to Mouscron of Belgium, is on his way to Marítimo, in a transfer that should be definitive. It is a return, after having been in Madeira in 2018/19. Also Nuno Santos, who Benfica lent to Boavista last season, will arrive on loan at Marítimo. – … Read more