THE BALL – Eagles make an effort to convince Steven Nzonzi (Benfica)

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

A BOLA – Atlético Madrid marks its position on João Félix (Atletico Madrid)

«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

A BOLA – Carlinhos returns to Portugal to represent Portimonense (Portimonense)

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

A BOLA – Conceição wants a scorer equal to Marega: the names on the table (FC Porto)

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

A BOLA – Exchange Bernardo Silva-João Félix in sight? (Manchester City)

The information is being advanced by Eurosport: Manchester City and Atlético Madrid are considering advancing to an exchange between Bernardo Silva and João Félix. That source says that the English club has Harry Kane as the priority target in the summer transfer market. If the attack by the Tottenham striker fails, Pep Guardiola has defined … Read more

A BOLA – Return of the public «is being worked on» (Sport)

The Minister of Education with the Ministry of Sports, Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, guaranteed that the Government is working with the “sport sector” for the return of the public, after receiving indications from the General Directorate of Health (DGS). “The important thing is to know how we are going to organize ourselves. DGS gave us indications … Read more

A BOLA – Pogba talks about “show to shake”, Kimmich warns Portugal (Euro

Pogba shone in Munich but downplayed his influence in France’s victory over Germany (1-0), Portugal’s opponents in Group F of Euro-2020. «The team’s performance is what is important to highlight. Without my teammates I wouldn’t have played so well. We all made an effort», validated the United midfielder, dispensing with the label of star of … Read more

THE BALL – Pavard: «I was passed out for 10 or 15 seconds» (France)

Benjamin Pavard revealed that the clash with the German Robin Gosens caused him to be passed out for a few seconds in the game between France and Germany, referring to group F. “It was a big shock and I was passed out for 10 or 15 seconds,” revealed the defender, speaking to beIN Sports. The … Read more

BOLA – Português will guide under-23 of Bahia (Brazil)

The Portuguese Bruno Lopes, 37 years old, was announced as the new coach of the under-23 team of Bahia, a club that participates in the main championship in Brazil. The coach has signed a contract until the end of 2022 and embraces a new career challenge after having been with Cefn Druids in Wales last … Read more

A BOLA – Gent announces preparation matches with Benfica and Sporting (Belgium)

Gent, who finished the last edition of the Belgian League in seventh place, announced this Tuesday that they have preparation matches scheduled with Benfica and Sporting. The Belgian team will first face the national champion on July 14th, while the game against Benfica will take place two days later, on 16th. The club did not … Read more