Portugal have breathed new life into the Portuguese Nation as they have qualified for World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The Portuguese who at one point sat in fourth place in their group before a recovery which has seen them win 5 games straight including todays 1-0 over Bosnia is through to the promise land. Click to continue reading...

Portugal arrived in Bosnia to a very hostile reception by Bosnian supporters. The Portuguese players were insulted, spit on and cursed at while Bosnian police did very little to ward of these fans upon Portugal's arrival. The team was delayed for over an hour by authorities as they checked passports and luggage. Click to continue reading...

The Portuguese Superliga (Liga Sagres) has reached it's one-third mark after ten of the thirty games have been completed and we at PSNL have our one third season reviews. The surprising Sporting Braga and the offensive juggernaut Benfica sit a top the league tied in points with both teams suffering one defeat each, while last seasons defending Champions, FC Porto sit in third spot trailing Click to continue reading...

Portugal have defeated Bosnia at the Estadio da Luz today 1-0 to take the first leg as the teams now move to Bosnia for the second leg on Wednesday. Portugal was clearly the better team in this game but was also the lucky team as Bosnia hit two crossbars and a post in this clash.Portugal started the attack early when Raul Meireles shot wide a common shot for the Portuguese on this night, Click to continue reading...

Portugal will walk into a packed house at the Estadio da Luz today as the play their first leg against Bosnia-Herzegovina and we at P.S.N.L will be bringing you live game breaking plays from the encounter which you can follow on our Twitter page or our Twittugal page , so even if you cant watch the game or hear it on the Radio page , we will keep you informed during the matchup. Click to continue reading...

Benfica traveled to the Azores to take on Santa Clara for the Taca de Pauleta at the Estadio Joao Paulo II in Sao Miguel Island. Benfica with a water downed roster due to International duties for many players jumped to an early lead when Keirrison scored at the 35th minute mark but Santa Clara were up to the task and Leandro Tatu scored to bring the game even at the 51st minute mark. Click to continue reading...

Portugal get set for their first leg against Bosnia Saturday as they look to qualify for World Cup 2010. The Portuguese team has a few injuries and the lineup will be a bit different then we have been accustomed too during this qualify campaign. Ronaldo, Bosingwa and Pedro Mendes are all out. Carlos Quieroz will look to have the right starting lineup as the host Bosnia at the Estadio da Luz. Click to continue reading...

Benfica's central defender Luisao had an emergency operation on Tuesday in Portugal due to acute appendicitus. Luisao will remain in hospital until at least the end of the week and will miss the upcoming international friendlies for Brazil over the next week. Benfica at this time is unsure of the time line that Luisao will be out of the lineup. Click to continue reading...

Former Benfica keeper and German Robert Enke has passed away at the tender age of 32. Enke who played for Benfica from the 1999-2000 season until 2001-02 before being sold to Barcelona was the current starting keeper for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga and is said to have commited suicide after throwing himself in front of a train in the small town of Neustadt. Click to continue reading...

The Portuguese Soccer News Links Team has decided to give a new look to our blog page which is a valuable companion to our main page at www.portuguesesoccernewslinks.com, over the next few weeks we will continue to touch up this page and we hope that our valued supporters will enjoy the new look once everything is completed. Click to continue reading...

Benfica got a late marker by Javi Garcia in extra time to break a scoreless draw against Naval and lead Benfica to a 1-0 win. Benfica now moves back into a tie for top spot with Braga, as both teams sit with 25 points at the one third mark of the season. Click to continue reading...

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has announced his squad for the upcoming World Cup playoff against Bosnia coming up on November 14, 2009 and November 18, 2009.Goaltenders: Eduardo (Braga), Hilario (Chelsea), Rui Patricio (Sporting)Defenders: Pepe (Real Madrid), Miguel (Valencia), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (FC Porto), Rolando (FC Porto), Ricardo Costa ( Click to continue reading...

FC Porto and Sporting both stumbled in action today, a day after Braga succumbed to their first defeat. Porto travelled to Madeira to take on Maritimo and were defeated when Rolando deflected a ball into his own net at the 30th minute mark and that was all the scoring of the match as Maritimo defeated Porto 1-0, while Sporting traveled to Rio Ave for a battle and jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals Click to continue reading...

Sporting Braga have suffered their first defeat of the Portuguese League at the 1/3rd mark of the season. Braga had gained big victories over Portugal's more powerful teams in FC Porto, Benfica and Sporting but fell this week in Guimaraes to their Local Derby rivals 1-0 on a 30th minute goal by Desmarets. Click to continue reading...

Pacos Ferreira opened Week 10 of the Superliga (Liga Sagres) with a big win over floundering Belenenses. Cristiano scored a brace and William added the other as Pacos moved out of the relegation zone. Click to continue reading...