Foi num ambiente fantástico que o jogo de sábado decorreu, salientando-se não ter havido incidentes de maior com os adeptos da Bósnia, conforme se temia. Mais uma vez aquele estádio foi talismã. O hino nacional foi cantado com enorme vibração, como já não se ouvia há algum tempo. Hoje a selecção nacional, jogue onde jogar, tem um público vibrante e diferente a ajudar a fazer a história do jogo. 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...

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...

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show.

This week's episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it's already started), and the spotlight is on Portsmouth (who lost their first seven games, just beat Wigan 4-0 and are still bottom of the table) and Hull (who have been lurching from weakness to weakness, but still have faith in their unfortunately named manager).

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Paciência, para os benfiquistas, claro. Para a semana há mais. Afinal o FC Porto, o rival mais poderoso da equipa da Luz, acabou por ganhar um ponto. Não se esqueçam porém do SC Braga e do Sporting CP. Ah! E o Braga não tem desgaste na Europa. Click to continue reading...

Braga continued their dominance of the top Portuguese clubs with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Benfica to move back into top spot in the Portuguese Superliga. Hugo Viana opened the scoring for Braga in the first half on a penalty kick and Paulo Cesar scored in the second as Braga handed Benfica its first loss of the campaign and it was also the first time Benfica has been held off the Click to continue reading...

Portuguese clubs Benfica and Braga get set for a first place clash tonight at the Estadio Axa. Benfica and Braga currently sit atop the Portuguese Superliga (Liga Sagres) with 22 points a piece after eight weeks of action. Benfica have been on fire in the league winning seven straight encounters and outscoring their opponents by a margin of 29-4. Click to continue reading...

Sporting Braga's perfect run in the Portuguese league has come to an end in the most unlikely of places, Rio Ave. The home side came out quickly in the game and took an early lead when Joao Tomas scored in the 9th minute. Braga then scored an equalizer when defender Evaldo put in the marker in the 34th minute. Click to continue reading...

Benfica, Porto and Braga have all advanced in Taca de Portugal action. Benfica thumped Monsanto 6-0. Carlos Martins with a pair, Fabio Coentrao, Javier Saviola, Cesar Peixoto and Felipe Menezes all scored for the Eagles. FC Porto defeated Sertanense 4-0 as Hulk and Ernesto Farias both scored a pair, while Braga just slipped passed Covilha 1-0 as Mateus scored in the final minute of the game Click to continue reading...

Empolgado pelo triunfo frente ao Vitória de Setúbal para a Taça da Liga, João Salcedas, técnico do Sporting da Covilhã, não fez por menos e lançou esta frase na antevisão do jogo para a Taça de Portugal frente ao Sporting de Braga... Click to continue reading...

Last season Sporting Club de Braga's manager Jorge Jesus stated that the only way they would ever win the league would be on a Playstation. They had just been beaten by Benfica in Estadio da Luz 1-0 to an offside goal and had been denied two clear penalties.

It was a bodyblow that Braga would not recover� from and they ended up finishing 5th but � gaining their sixth consecutive appearance in Europe, a feat few clubs in Portugal have equalled.

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A globalização faz-se sentir também no futebol de selecções. Na história recente do futebol português um grande número de jovens das ex-colónias optaram jogar pelas Selecções Nacionais. Desta vez foi ao contrário. Boa sorte Stélvio.
Stélvio, jovem que o Sp. Braga cedeu � U. Click to continue reading...

Benfica continue their chase of Braga with a victory of over Pacos Ferreira 3-1. Benfica jumped out in front early as David Luiz scored three minutes into the contest before Carlos Martins and Oscar Cardozo with his league leading eighth goal gave Benfica a 3-0 halftime lead. Maykon got one back for Pacos but it was too little too late as Benfica remain two points behind league leaders Braga Click to continue reading...

Braga continue their fine form in the Portuguese League with a commanding 2-0 victory over Setubal. Paulo Cesar and Hugo Viana scored for Braga in the second half as Braga's perfect run to the season stays intact. Braga are 7-0-0 with two of the victories coming against two of the big three. Click to continue reading...

Costuma-se frequentemente dizer mal dos adeptos dos clubes, ou melhor daquilo a que se chama claques, e, na maioria dos casos com razão, dado o comportamento anti-social que muitas têm. No entanto é justo referir-se o amor que muitas destas pessoas manifestam aos clubes e � s selecções nacionais. Click to continue reading...

Braga continue their perfect run in the Portuguese Superliga with a late victory over Olhanense in Week 6 action. Braga got a late marker from Alan in the 90+ minute to preserve their strong start to the season. Braga sit atop the Portuguese league with a 6-0-0 record. Click to continue reading...

Braga continue their unbeaten run in the Superliga (Liga Sagres) this season with a 1-0 victory over defending Champions Porto. Alan scored in the 70th minute for Braga in what was a tight defensive affair. Braga now have defeated two of the big three this season and if they can defeat the third in Benfica this could be a very interesting season for the men from the Minho region. Click to continue reading...

Braga continue their run atop the Superliga (Liga Sagres), with a victory in Madeira over Martimo. Braga got their markers from J. Pereira and Meyong while Maritimo's marker came from Miguel Angelo as Braga win the matchup 2-1 and remain unbeaten early in this campaign. Click to continue reading...

If reports in the Portuguese media are to be believed Rodrigo Possebon, who was loaned out to SC Braga, has returned to Manchester. Google translate is not the best, but according to this link, he's been axed because of a squad trimming exercise by the coach.

I also saw it mentioned on the United Youth site in its roundup of our loanees.

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Naquela que foi a votação mais participada de sempre, com 192 votantes, o argentino Javier Saviola foi considerado a melhor contratação para o campeonato português desta época com 55 votos. El Conejo tenta recuperar o tempo perdido em Barcelona e Madrid e por enquanto tem estatuto de titular indiscutível. Click to continue reading...

Braga continue their unbeaten run in the Superliga (Liga Sagres) after Week 3 with a victory over Belenenses. The home side got an early own goal when Diakite directed the ball into his own net. Belenenses brought the game to a draw in the second half on a goal by Yontcha but a brace by Hugo Viana later in the game gave Braga the victory and returned them to the top of league in early season Click to continue reading...

Former Porto striker Adriano has been sold to Braga and the 30 year old has decided to sign with the Minho club for one season. Adriano who spent three seasons under contract with Porto will now start his new career with Braga today at Axa Stadium Click to continue reading...

Braga remain the only team to win in Portugal after a hard fought 2-1 victory over Sporting. Braga opened the scoring on an early marker by Alan, Sporting equalized the game in the second half with a goal from Liedson before Meyong gave the hosts the victory with a late marker in the final ten minutes. Click to continue reading...

Sporting opened the Superliga season with a draw against Nacional in Madeira. Sporting trailed the game 1-0 when Aurelio put Nacional ahead in the 28th minute but then Aurelio scored again but this time in his own goal to give Sporting the draw in this season opening matchup. Braga got a late goal by Meyong in the 87th minute to pull out a 1-0 victory over Academica in their home opener. Click to continue reading...

Benfica have captured Cesar Peixoto from Braga, as the left back makes a return to the Eagles in what amounted to a $400,000 purchase for the players full rights by the Lisbon club. Cesar Peixoto should be present with the club today as it takes on AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

Braga and Pacos Ferreira have both been knocked out of the UEFA Europa League as both clubs bow out early which is a big blow to Portugal gaining points in the UEFA coefficients. Braga lost again on the road to Sweden's Elfsborg 2-0 while Pacos lost again at home to Isreal's Bnei Yehuda 1-0 Click to continue reading...

Benfica and Braga are close to agreeing on a switch for left back Cesar Peixoto. Peixoto was held out of Braga's UEFA Europa League matchup last week, as the teams continued to negotiate as to not have Peixoto ineligible for play with Benfica when the transfer is completed.Benfica and Braga are said to be ready to announce the deal over the next few days. Click to continue reading...

The seventeenth round of Allsvenskan leaves us scratching our heads, with absolutely no idea what to expect in the title race. Allsvenskan has been called the second most competitive league in Europe after the top flight in San Marino and it's certainly living up to that reputation. The top five teams are currently all neck-in-neck with only three points separating Helsingborg in first place from AIK in fifth. Click to continue reading...

Portuguese clubs poor play this week continues in UEFA competitions as Braga lose to Swedish club 2-1 at home in their first leg action. Elfsborg proved to be a stubborn bunch and took the early lead on a goal by Danielsson in the 16th minute before Braga was awarded a penalty kick in the 51st minute converted by Meyong. Click to continue reading...

We have another Weekend of Friendlies by Portuguese clubs. There were a few teams in action and we will start it off with Guimaraes who defeated Trofense 3-2 with goals from Custodio and a pair from Douglas while Trofense's markers came from Helder Sousa and Reguila. Nacional defeated Setubal 1-0 from an own goal. Click to continue reading...

Pacos Ferreira have advance in UEFA Europa League play after a 1-0 victory over Zimbru. Cristiano got the late marker in the 84th minute after coming in as a substitute in the 64th minute. Pacos win the aggregate 1-0 after playing the first leg to a 0-0 draw. Pacos now play in the third round qualifying stage which takes place July 30 and August 6 against Yeduda Tel Aviv from Isreal. Click to continue reading...

The Friendlies are starting to pick up with many of the top portuguese clubs in action over the weekend. We will start with defending champions FC Porto pulling off a 3-1 victory over Tourizense on two markers from Hulk and another from Mariano with Figa scoring for Tourizense. Setubal defeated Atletico Cacem 5-0, Keita and severino each scored a pair with Regula providing the other marker. Click to continue reading...