Hull City manager Phil Brown is preparing a surprise bid for US international and Benfica player Freddy Adu, according to the News Of The World.

Benfica would accept a bid of £1.5m for Adu. The American striker is currently on loan at Belenenses, a fellow Portugese side but Adu has only made a handful of appearances there.

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The much-rumored Freddy Adu move to Greece is now official. An 18-month loan deal has been agreed upon between Aris FC and Benfica, and Adu will join fellow American Eddie Johnson at the Greek club.

According to the club's official site (and Adu's Twitter page), Adu will join up through June 2011, with the club retaining an option to buy the attacker from Benfica.

Last month it was reported that the new coaching regime at Belenenses was cutting loose young American footballer Freddy Adu. Adu was on loan at Belenenses from Benfica, which owns Adu's rights.
Adu made the move from MLS to Europe in 2007, but has only mad 11 appearances since signing with Benfica, which had loaned Adu to Monaco last season, scoring only 2 goals in that time.

Published reports out of Europe and the United States today indicate that Freddy Adu is headed to Aris Salonika FC, the leading club in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki. (Although currently PAOK is performing better than Aris in the Greek Super League)

Once again, Adu has managed to find himself transferred to a well supported club with a history of making European continental competitions.

After his loan from Benfica to Belenenses was cancelled last month, word has spread all across the internet that Freddy Adu is contemplating a move to either Aris Thessaloniki FC of Greece or Hull City of the EPL. Either choice would be a positive move for Adu, as long as it resulted in more playing time.

Stuart Holden went to England with the hopes of landing a contract. It looks as though he will have to move elsewhere in Europe to find a deal.

According to the UK-based Mirror, Bolton has passed on signing Holden, and now the U.S. national team midfielder is heading to Portugal to sign with Sporting Braga.

Freddy Adu and Eddie Johnson are two Americans who have had trouble finding regular playing time with their current clubs (Benfica and Fulham). Adu has been on a few loan deals since his time at Benfica and yet to earn regular playing time in any of them. Johnson, has only played a limited number of matches for Fulham and on his loan to Cardiff City last season.

Portuguese midfielder Tiago Mendes has been officially presented as an Atlético Madrid player at the club's Vicente Calderon stadium. The Portuguese international and former Benfica, Chelsea FC and Lyon man joins Vicente Calderon Atlético on a six-month loan deal from Italian Serie A side Juventus.

Where, oh where, will Sir Alex Ferguson poach from now?

Apparently it's about to become official that Manchester United's longstanding player-poaching relationship with Sporting Lisbon has ended and that Manchester City is at the ready to step in to use Portugal's best developmental system as its farm team.

Finally found the video on "YouTube".Ex Real Madrid player - Zidane - with current Real player Kaká,along with Villareal Pires & Barça Henry participated yesterday ina charity match for the Haiti Earthquake victims. Thefriendly was between BENFICA "All-stars" & a "Zidane All-star" lineup. Final score 3-3Thanks to "LaLigaOficial1"

There's several matches in the Portuguese League Cup on Sunday, January 3, 2010 including Benfica v Club Deportivo Nacional de Madeira. The match will be covered live at the link below.

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Last month it was reported that the new coaching regime at Belenenses was cutting loose young American footballer Freddy Adu. Adu was on loan at Belenenses from Benfica, which owns Adu's rights.
Adu made the move from MLS to Europe in 2007, but has only mad 11 appearances since signing with Benfica, which had loaned Adu to Monaco last season, scoring only 2 goals in that time.

The third round of the Carlsberg Cup got under way today as the twelve teams remaining in the tournament look for an automatic spot in the UEFA Europa League next season.Group A- Academica defeated Estoril 2-1 on first half goals by Eder and Lito while Estoril's marker came from Antchouet, FC Porto will take on Leixoes on Tuesday.

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The much-rumored Freddy Adu move to Greece is now official. An 18-month loan deal has been agreed upon between Aris FC and Benfica, and Adu will join fellow American Eddie Johnson at the Greek club.

According to the club's official site (and Adu's Twitter page), Adu will join up through June 2011, with the club retaining an option to buy the attacker from Benfica.

Freddy Adu announced on his twitter feed that he has chosen a loan move to Greek Super League club Aris over a rumored loan to the Premier League's Hull City. Either move would have reunited him with an American teammate, though his 18-month loan to Aris is a year longer than Eddie Johnson's loan from Fulham.

The next turn in Freddy Adu's tumultuous European adventure is taking him to Hellenic Republic, as the former teenage phenom has finalized a deal to join Greek side Aris Thessaloniki FC on loan until June 2011. That is the same club that made news stateside less than a week ago when they announced the acquisition of another underachieving US international on loan: Fulham FC's Eddie Johnson.

Portugal/França, no Estádio Nacional, no dia 25 de Novembro de 1987, com o resultado favorável a Portugal por 2/0. Esta equipa viria a apurar-se para o euro da categoria, onde se sagrou vice-campeã da Europa, e mais tarde tornar-se-ia campeã do mundo sub/20. Cinco destes jogadores viriam a ser internacionais "AA" e três deles teriam uma carreira de grande prestígio internacional, Paulo Sousa, Fernando Couto e Vitor Baía.

The Portuguese Liga has several matches on Saturday, January 9, 2010 including Rio Ave v Benfica. The match will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

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Nuno Gomes seems to be a wanted man around Europe as the transfer window is now open and the 33 year old striker looks for regular playing time as World Cup 2010 approaches. Gomes is deperate for some regular action and this seems unlikely at Benfica with the strike pair of Oscar Cardozo and Javier Saviola clicking on all cylinders together.

Benfica have started their 2010 with a victory over Rio Ave on the road, as the Eagles keep pace with Braga as both clubs are on top of the Portuguese League with 36 points a piece. Benfica got an early second half goal from Javier Saviola and it was all that the club needed in their 1-0 victory.Earlier today Sporting got a late marker from defender Tonel to defeat Leixoes 1-0 and move into

Se há jogador que aprecio é Mantorras. Não só como praticante, mas também como ser humano. É extrovertido em campo, fora dele não o conheço, e transmite alegria sua equipa. Dá gosto vê-lo jogar, sabendo todos que o faz com algumas, pelo menos aparentes, dificuldades. Problemas físicos e médicos atrapalharam-lhe uma carreira que muito prometia.

Benfica coach Jorge Jesus has released his club roster for tomorrow's clash in Madeira against Maritimo. The coach has added some new faces to the roster.Goalies: Quim, Julio CesarDefenders: Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Sidnei, David Luiz, Peixoto, Miguel VitorMidfielders: Ramires, Pablo Aimar, Carlos Martins, Javi Garcia, Angel Di Maria, Fabio CoentraoForwards: Oscar Cardozo, Javier Saviola, Nuno

Benfica and Braga's fight at the top spot continues as both teams came out winners today and moved clear of third place Porto by six points. Benfica went into Madeira and crushed Maritimo 5-0, Javier Saviola continued his hot hand when he opened the scoring after mad scramble in front of the Maritimo net.

Welcome to the first top 25 of the new decade. Hard to believe but this is now our fourth year of doing this. You just can't rest if you want to be the best. How would the latest ranking be affected by events of the past month? Would Barcelona lose their top spot after dropping out of Copa del Rey? Would resurgent Italian clubs (Milan and Roma) move up and if so, how much?

Welcome to the first top 25 of the new decade. Hard to believe but this is now our fourth year of doing this. You just can't rest if you want to be the best. How would the latest ranking be affected by events of the past month? Would Barcelona lose their top spot after dropping out of Copa del...
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Redacción/EFE El ex capitán de la selección francesa Zinedine Zidane y el centrocampista brasileño del Real Madrid, Kaká, son las estrellas confirmadas para el Partido contra la Pobreza que se disputará en el Estadio de la Luz de Lisboa el próximo 25 de enero.

Lo recaudado este año en el encuentro, promovido por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Fundación Benfica, irá destinado a apoyar las labores de socorro en Haití, dijo el presidente del equipo, Luis Filipe Vieira.

The last round of the Group stage was played today in Carlsberg Cup action as Sporting, FC Porto, Benfica and Academica have all gone on to the semi-finals of the competition. Sporting kept their perfect record alive with a 1-0 victory over Trofense on a first half goal from Liedson. FC Porto got second half goals from Belluschi and Orlando Sa to defeat Estoril 2-0 while Academica defeated

By Chris Wright

"Leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again"

Brazilian club Santos are reportedly close to agreeing a loan deal with Manchester City which will see Robinho move back to his former club. I think it's fair to say that the winger has been fairly pathetic (for the most part) during his stint in the Premier League and is now looking to move on to a club where idolisation may come a little easier.

Zidane's XI take on Benfica's XI...plus a fat guy (not shown). [101gg] Totti & Del Piero, sittin' in a tree. (SoccerLens) Halfway through the La Liga campaign. (Phil Ball) Sepp's having second thoughts on video mirrors on the ceiling next. (The Beautiful Game) Arsenal: not for children anymore. (Three Match Ban) You didn't know how diverse Cyprus is, did you?

Over 50,000 spectators turned out to watch the Match for Poverty that took place last night in Lisbon, Portugal. International football stars donned their football kits to raise money for the people of Haiti after the recent earthquake devastated the area in recent weeks. This is the seventh year running that football has reached out to people in need.

Falar de Moçambique é algo familiar para os portugueses tantos são os laços que nos unem. Mas falar de Portugal para os moçambicanos é acima de tudo falar de futebol. Existem laços políticos, históricos, culturais, mas é neste campo que as pessoas mais discutem e se aproximam. Falar na cosmopolita cidade de Maputo sobre Portugal, é, neste momento, falar de Sá Pinto, das escutas, dos golos do Benfica e do Porto, da expulsão de Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portuguese sports daily A Bola is reporting that Benfica is chasing Robinho, who is on the fast track out of Manchester City. Read it here in Portuguese.

Robinho's signing by City might be one of the worst financial decisions made by a football club in history; certainly one of the most expensive with the least return on investment.

Mats Magnusson, the fat guy from the Zidane/Benfica friendly, in full glory. [101gg] Football infrastructure and relief versatility. (The Global Game) The future of 6+5 may lie in Finland. (Nordic Football News) Everything you need to know about the Copa Libertadores. (Avoiding the Drop) Mohammed Zidan could use a speech writer.

Chubby former pro has forgotten how to play football Former Benfica striker and Sweden international Mats Magnusson hung-up his boots in 1994 and it doesn't look like he has played much football since then. Actually, it doesn't look like he has left his sofa much since then. Magnusson returned to action for the Benfica v Zidane XI [.

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Who is the latest of a humongous amount of Arsenal players out injured... (LadyArse)

Looks like Rafa is off to Turin... (Caught Offside)

Who is the latest star to be linked with Man City?

Braga continue their remarkable season with another victory over the big three. Braga got a lone marker in the first half by Paulo Cesar when the player made a nifty move around the Sporting defender and let a hard low shot go which deflected of another Sporting defender into the net. Braga have regained their three point lead on Benfica with the latter set to host Guimaraes today looking

Benfica kept pace with Braga today at the Estadio da Luz with a 3-1 victory over Guimaraes. Benfica and Braga continue their dance at the top of the Superliga (Liga Sagres) in Week 17 play as both clubs sit with 42 points six up on third place Porto and fifteen up on fourth place Sporting. Benfica opened the scoring when Pablo Aimar broke in alone and beat the Guimaraes keeper, Nuno Assis

Pablo Aimar scored the first goal of the game in Benfica's 3-1 win over Vitória de Guimaraes.