THE BALL – Porro’s message of support to Luís Neto (Sporting)

Pedro Porro left a message of support to his teammate Luís Neto, who was operated on for spontaneous pneumothorax and who will only return to the field in 2023. «Make an effort Luis Neto. It’s for you brother. Thanks for the support of Sportingistas », wrote the Spanish international on social media. Sporting beat Vitória … Read more

THE BALL – Fernando Santos defends himself from being a “result” and gives examples of Benfica, PSG and Guardiola (Selection)

There have been many criticisms of the alleged poor quality of the national team’s game, but this Friday, in an interview with Sport TV, Fernando Santos defended himself and also exemplified with Benfica (with praise to Roger Schmidt), Paris Saint-Germain and Pep Guardiola. “To be successful is to win and there is no one who … Read more

A BOLA – Benfica in the eleven of the week (Champions League)

The Portuguese teams in the Champions League place only one player on the team of the week for the sixth and final match. Among the defenders is Alejandro Grimaldo, who scored again from a free-kick, this time against Maccabi Haifa. The eleven is determined by the players with the highest score in the official UEFA … Read more

THE BALL – Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge do not come out of nowhere: Germans in the Europa League (Champions League)

Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge drew (0-0) this Tuesday in the sixth round of group B of the Champions League. In a very controversial game in midfield, the first shot of the match came right in the 33rd minute, thanks to Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen). The second half was more confused with the Belgians who came … Read more

THE BALL – Norwich Defense on the Ten Hag 2023/24 list (Manchester United)

Manchester United are attentive to the transfer market and especially to right-wing defenders, as Diogo Dalot ends his contract at the end of the season and Wan Bissaka fails to convince Erik Tem Hag to bet on him. According to The Sun, the Dutch manager’s main target for next season is Max Aarons, 22, a … Read more

THE BALL – Philadelphia 76ers punished with the loss of two draft picks (NBA)

The Philadelphia 76ers were punished by the NBA on Monday for violating free agency rules, a period in which negotiations and signing of contracts with non-binding players are allowed. According to ESPN USA, team officials contacted representatives from PJ Tucker and Danuel House Jr., before the set day of the 2022 low season. The punishment … Read more

A BOLA – Unveiled the list of clubs that have spent the most in the eleven owners (photo gallery) (International)

to the magazine QuattroQuattroDue has published a list of the clubs from the top five European leagues that have spent the most to build their starting XI. The national league games played since the beginning of the season are counted in the analysis. Next, the average amount spent on players by the clubs in the … Read more

THE BALL – Marco Silva can ‘recover’ Cédric Soares (England)

According to an article published by the English newspaper The sunFulham, led by Portuguese coach Marco Silva, could try once again to take on Cédric Soares, an experienced 31-year-old right-back who, this Sunday, on Matchday 14, finally played the first minutes of the season for Arsenal, Premier League Commander League, dropped off the bench in … Read more

THE BALL – The criticism of Rúben Amorim on the possible postponement of the game: capite (Liga)

At the end of the match against Arouca, Rúben Amorim speculated that Sporting refused the possibility of postponing the match, proposed by the League. This is because, with this week’s decisive European away match – a draw on Tuesday with Eintracht Frankfurt opens the doors of the Champions League round of 16 to the lions … Read more

THE BALL – Sérgio Conceição in silence after the draw in the Azores (FC Porto)

As a punishment, Sérgio Conceição was not on the FC Porto bench for the match against Santa Clara, which ended 1-1. The coach followed the game from the bench and it was his assistant Vítor Bruno who led the team on the pitch. Vítor Bruno also appeared in the short interviews after the match, but … Read more