THE BALL – Only four times worse and the worst with … Jesus (Benfica)

The defeat of Benfica, on Saturday, with Gil Vicente (1-2), at Estádio da Luz, stopped a series of six consecutive victories in the championship and allowed the distance between Sporting and FC Porto, now with 12 and six points of advantage, respectively in the first and second places. And it accentuated, even more, the bad … Read more

BOLA – Carvalhal explains why he is “completely against” the European Super League (SC Braga)

The coach of SC Braga believes that the creation of the European Super League will accentuate the differences between the richest and the poorest clubs, being therefore against the recently announced event. «When we want to study society, just look at football. This is a sign that has been given on a global scale in … Read more

THE BALL – All nominations for the 28th round (Arbitration)

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation announced the nominations for the matches of the 28th round of the League. Here are the nominations: Tuesday, April 20: Paços de Ferreira – Farense, 20 hoursReferee: Manuel MotaAssistants: Jorge Fernandes and Luciano Maia4th referee: David SilvaVAR: Luís FerreiraAVAR: Inácio Pereira Wednesday, April 21: Santa Clara – … Read more

BOLA – SAD needs € 38 million in capital gains on transfers (FC Porto)

After more than 75 million euros raised in monetary prizes in this edition of the Champions League, Fernando Gomes starts to do accounts in the second half of the year for the 2020/2021 season and ensures that SAD will have to do at least 38 million euros in capital gains from the sale of player … Read more

BOLA – Tottenham president talks about Mourinho’s departure (Tottenham)

Daniel Levy, president of Tottenham, spoke to the club’s website about the departure of José Mourinho from Spurs’ technical command. «José and his technical team were with us in some of our most challenging moments as a club. José is a true professional, who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level, I … Read more

BOLA – Palmeiras not win again and Abel warns: «When the coach is the problem…» (Brazil)

Palmeiras, coached by Abel Ferreira, did not go beyond a goalless draw with Botafogo, in the 6th round of the Paulista Championship, adding the fourth consecutive game without winning (two draws and two defeats). At the end of the game played in Ribeirão Preto, the Portuguese coach was perpetual in reacting to the criticism that … Read more

THE BALL – Javi Gracia surrendered: «It is a joy to see Gonçalo Guedes at this level» (Valencia)

Gonçalo Guedes was widely praised by trainer Javi Gracia, after the tie with Betis (2-2). The Portuguese international was in the spotlight, scoring Valencia’s first goal. «Gonçalo Guedes is a great player and it is a joy to see him at this level. We hope it stays that way until the end of the season. … Read more

THE BALL – Zidane does not throw the towel on the floor (Real Madrid)

“We are going to get out of this situation”, assured Zinedine Zidane after the null in the Getafe field that put Real Madrid’s runner-up in the Spanish League at risk. «This team has no limits, we will continue to fight until the end of the season. We are fine animically. Now we have to rest … Read more

THE BALL – Official: European Super League has been announced (UEFA)

After the rumors, confirmation came. At the end of Sunday night, 12 European clubs issued a press release revealing their intention to create the European Super League. Florentino Pérez (Real Madrid) is the president of this competition, assisted by Andrea Agneli (Juventus) and Joel Glazer (Manchester United). Milan, Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Inter … Read more

THE BALL – Pirlo laments Ronaldo’s absence: «It is no accident that he scored 25 goals» (Juventus)

Cristiano Ronaldo was the great absentee of Juventus in the defeat against Atalanta (0-1), in a Serie A game. The Portuguese striker had some physical problems and was not an option for Andrea Pirlo, who regretted the absence. «It is no accident that Ronaldo has scored 25 goals this season. In addition, he scored an … Read more