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Big Three Matches in the 23rd Round of the League – Sunday, February 25th Schedule and Updates

by Ethan Caldwell February 14, 2024

written by Ethan Caldwell

The big three will play on Sunday, February 25th, the matches of the 23rd round of the League. Exactly three days after the Europa League, for Sporting and Benfica, and four days after the Champions League, for FC Porto.

Interestingly, they all play four days before the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, which will pit, remember, Sporting and Benfica. The lions, however, play in Vila do Conde at 8:30 pm, against Rio Ave, while Benfica welcomes Portimonense at 6 pm.

FC Porto travels to Barcelos, in a game scheduled for 6 pm. If they overcome Santa Clara in the quarter-finals, they will face V. Guimarães in the semi-finals of the Cup.

Program for the 23rd round:

Friday, Feb 23:
Arouca – Famalicão, 20:15.

Saturday, Feb 24:
Farense – Moreirense, 15:30.
Estrela da Amadora – Desportivo de Chaves, 18:00.
Vitória de Guimarães – Casa Pia, 20:30.

Sunday, Feb 25:
Vizela – Estoril Praia, 15:30.
Gil Vicente – FC Porto, 18:00.
Benfica – Portimonense, 18.00
Rio Ave – Sporting, 20:30.

Monday, Feb 26:
Boavista – Sporting de Braga, 20:15.

2024-02-14 20:55:43
#23rd #Sporting #plays #Cup #MOREFOOTBALL

February 14, 2024 0 comments

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Al Musrati Transfer: Sp. Braga to Besiktas for Record 12 Million Euros

by Ethan Caldwell February 9, 2024

written by Ethan Caldwell

Sp. Braga is preparing to complete the transfer of midfielder Al Musrati to Besiktas, a club coached by Fernando Santos, this Friday.

At this point, the two clubs already have a principle of agreement and the player is already traveling to Istanbul, to sign a contract with the Turkish club in the next few hours.

On the table is a loan with an obligation to purchase, so in practice it is a definitive solution. Besiktas will pay a total of 12 million euros, plus a variant for objectives, so Al Musrati will become the most expensive purchase in the history of the Turkish club: he will surpass Rodrigo Tabata (eight million in 2009/10) and even even Ricardo Quaresma (seven million in 2010/11)

SAD Braga is preparing to make an important financial deal with a player who this season played only 20 games (15 starts) out of a possible 37.

Al Musrati, remember, faced a long layoff due to injury and since then has shared the starting line-up with Vítor Carvalhal, who managed to convince coach Artur Jorge in the opportunities he had.

Besiktas, on the other hand, has been very active in the market looking for a midfielder, having insisted on William Carvalho and Renato Sanches, which ended up not materializing.

🦅 Al-Musrati, who Beşiktaş added to its squad from Braga, is coming to Istanbul 🛩️ pic.twitter.com/Zh2AEopmp0

— TRT Spor (@trtspor)
February 9, 2024

2024-02-09 15:21:08
#Braga #Musrati #Besiktas #million #MOREFOOTBALL

February 9, 2024 0 comments

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Braga’s Al Musrati Transfer to Besiktas: Negotiations Going Well

by Ethan Caldwell February 9, 2024

written by Ethan Caldwell

Sp. Braga could transfer midfielder Al Musrati this Friday to Besiktas, a club coached by Fernando Santos.

At this point, the two clubs are still working out details, but negotiations are going well and everything points to white smoke in the next few hours to transfer the Libyan midfielder.

On the table is a permanent transfer, so SAD Braga is preparing to make an important financial contribution with a player who this season played only 20 games (15 starts) out of a possible 37.

Al Musrati, remember, faced a long injury layoff and since then has shared the starting line-up with Vítor Carvalhal, who managed to convince coach Artur Jorge in the opportunities he had.

Besiktas, on the other hand, has been very active in the market looking for a midfielder, having insisted on William Carvalho and Renato Sanches, which ended up not materializing.

2024-02-09 12:59:15
#Braga #Musrati #Besiktas

February 9, 2024 0 comments

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Sikou Niakaté Called Up for Mali National Team for CAN 2024: Absent from Sp. Braga until January 24th

by Ethan Caldwell January 3, 2024

written by Ethan Caldwell

Sikou Niakaté is called up by the Mali national team for CAN 2024, which takes place in January and February, in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Sp. Braga defender is part of the list of 27 players released by the Malian coach, Éric Chelle, which also includes Falaye Sacko, former Vitória de Guimarães right-back.

This means that Niakaté will be absent for Braga’s coach, Artur Jorge, at least until January 24th, the date on which the group stage ends.

Mali is part of CAN group E, along with South Africa, Namibia and Tunisia.

MALI’S SUMMONS:

Goalkeeper: Djigui Diarra, Aboubacar Doumbia and Ismail Diarra;

Defenses: Hamari Traoré, Falaye Sacko, Boubacar Kouyaté, Mamadou Fofana, Sikou Niakate, Moussa Diarra and Amadou Dante;

Midfielders: Diadie Samassekou, Mohamed Camara, Doudou Haidara, Aliou Dieng, Lassana Coulibaly, Kamory Doumbia, Adam Noss Traoré, Yves Bissouma and Boubacar Traoré;

Forwards: Sekou Koita, Dorgeles, Moussa Doumbia, Fousseni Diabate, Ibrahim Sissoko, Lassine Sinayoko, Youssoufa Niakate and Serine Doucoure.

2024-01-03 09:56:27
#Braga #Mali #calls #Niakaté

January 3, 2024 0 comments

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FC Porto Demotes David Carmo to Team B: Most Expensive Deal in Portuguese Clubs History Fails to Meet Expectations

by Ethan Caldwell December 21, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

He arrived at Dragão in July 2022 and carried out the most expensive deal between Portuguese clubs. However, after some less successful performances – and problems outside the public eye –, the Porto structure decided to “demote” David Carmo to team B, and it is now up to the Portuguese central defender to once again claim status in the “blue and white” squad, or else , wait for a loan or transfer in the winter market.

This decision came from the Porto coach, Sérgio Conceição, and had as a “final straw” the recording of an incident at the Olival training center. This Thursday, FC Porto confirmed Carmo’s removal from the main squad due to “inappropriate behavior”.

“This decision was taken in concert by the administration and the Football Department following inappropriate behavior by David Carmo”, can be read in the newsletter club fee.

David Carmo was the Porto players’ first reinforcement for the 2022-23 season and cost the “blue and white” coffers 20 million euros – a value that would rise to 22.5 million, if some sporting objectives were achieved. The central defender was sold by Sp. Braga and joined Sérgio Conceição’s team to fill a vital place in the defense. The Porto players made a considerable investment in signing the player, which became the most expensive transfer ever between two Portuguese clubs.

Before David Carmo, Rafa (16.4 million) and Paulinho (16 million for 75% of the pass) were the protagonists of the most expensive deals between Portuguese clubs. Three deals between Sp. Braga and the “big three”, but, in the case of the Porto central defender, the bet seems, at least for now, not to be having the desired effects.

In the 2019-20 season, David Carmo had a meteoric rise in Braga, rising from the under-23s to the main squad in the I League. He was curiously launched by the current coach of the “lions”, Rúben Amorim, but a serious ankle injury suffered in February 2021 forced a pause in the central defender’s affirmation in the “warriors”. The recovery process was long and David Carmo would even give up his holiday period to work on his physical aspect, contrary to pessimistic predictions that indicated a late return to football.

From this Thursday onwards he will be under the orders of António Folha, coach of FC Porto’s B team. The Porto players occupy 7th place in the Pro League, facing Nacional da Madeira on December 30th.

2023-12-21 09:06:47
#Porto #David #Carmo #demoted #team #inappropriate #behavior

December 21, 2023 0 comments

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Top Referees Appointed for Sp. Braga-Benfica and Sporting-FC Porto Matches in 14th Round of I League

by Ethan Caldwell December 14, 2023

written by Ethan Caldwell

Luís Godinho and Nuno Almeida were the referees appointed to direct, respectively, Sp. Braga-Benfica and Sporting-FC Porto, respectively, the two big games of the 14th round of the I League and that they have the top four classified on the field, announced the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), late this morning.

Sporting-FC Porto, a duel between the top two teams (both with 31 points) closes the day on Monday (8:15 p.m.), with Tiago Martins as the video referee. In Braga, from 8:30 pm on Sunday, in the other big duel of the round, Artur Soares Dias was appointed to VAR.

On Friday, in the game that opens the round, Cláudio Pereira is the referee, in an appointment that had already been announced on Wednesday.

On Saturday, Gustavo Correia officiates Rio Ave-Vizela, Manuel Oliveira of Arouca-Gil Vicente and Fábio Veríssimo of Boavista-Vitória.

On Sunday, in addition to Sp. Braga-Benfica, there are three more games and Iancu Vasilica referees Desp. Chaves-Casa Pia, André Narciso o Moreirense-Portimonense and Miguel Nogueira o Famalicão-Estoril.

Note the fact that João Pinheiro and Hugo Miguel, respectively referee and VAR in the previous round, at Vitória-Sporting, were not nominated for any game in the League competitions, in this round.

SC Farense-CF Estrela (Friday, 8:15 pm) Referee: Cláudio Pereira Assistants: André Almeida and André Dias 4th referee: João Afonso VAR: Rui Oliveira AVAR: João Bessa Silva

Rio Ave FC-FC Vizela (Saturday, 3:30 pm) Referee: Gustavo Correia Assistants: Inácio Pereira and Luís Costa 4th referee: Márcio Torres VAR: Hélder Malheiro AVAR: Gonçalo Freire

FC Arouca-Gil Vicente FC (Saturday, 6pm) Referee: Manuel Oliveira Assistants: Carlos Campos and Hugo Santos 4th referee: Ricardo Moreira VAR: Ricardo Baixinho AVAR: Hugo Ribeiro

Boavista FC-Vitória SC (Saturday, 8:30 pm) Referee: Fábio Veríssimo Assistants: Pedro Martins and Hugo Marques 4th referee: Diogo Rosa VAR: Fábio Melo AVAR: Ângelo Carneiro

GD Chaves-Casa Pia AC (Sunday, 3:30 pm) Referee: Iancu Vasilica Assistants: Álvaro Mesquita and Sérgio Jesus 4th referee: Sérgio Guelho VAR: Cláudio Pereira AVAR: André Dias

Moreirense FC-Portimonense SC (Sunday, 3:30 pm) Referee: André Narciso Assistants: Vasco Marques and Luís Viegas 4th referee: Flávio Duarte VAR: Bruno Esteves AVAR: Paulo Brás

FC Famalicão-Estoril Praia (Sunday, 6pm) Referee: Miguel Nogueira Assistants: Rui Cidade and Nuno Pires 4th referee: Gonçalo Neves VAR: Vasco Santos AVAR: Luciano Maia

SC Braga-SL Benfica (domingo, 20h30) Referee: Luís Godinho Assistants: Rui Teixeira and Pedro Mota 4th referee: Gustavo Correia VAR: Artur Soares Dias AVAR: Paulo Soares

Sporting CP-FC Porto (Monday, 8:15 pm) Referee: Nuno Almeida Assistants: André Campos and Pedro Felisberto 4th referee: André Narciso VAR: Tiago Martins AVAR: Bruno Jesus

2023-12-14 13:07:30
#League #Luís #Godinho #referees #BragaBenfica #Nuno #Almeida #SportingFC #Porto

December 14, 2023 0 comments

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