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...

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...

With J Hutcherson -- Later today, Tim Howard and Everton get the opportunity to marginalize an earlier result. That would be the 5-0 collapse at Benfica on October 22nd. A home win at Goodison Park takes the gloss off what happened at Estadio da Luz. In the short-term, it even takes out Benfica's goal differential since an Everton win puts them ahead on points in Group I. Click to continue reading...

Bosnia Herzegovina is Portugal's adversary for the WC2010 Play-offs. This is going to be a tough one but I have the utmost confidence in our team! The first match will take place on the 14th of November at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. 4 Days later we face them on Click to continue reading...

Everton lost 5-0 to Benfica in Europa League play on Thursday at Lisbon's Estadio da Luz. Tim Howard was in goal for Everton, who see their goal differential fall to zero in Group I. Benfica now leads the group on differential, with both teams on six points after three games. Javier Saviola opened the scoring in the 14th, and that 1-0 lead carried into the half. Click to continue reading...

Bosnia Herzegovina is Portugal's adversary for the WC2010 Play-offs. This is going to be a tough one but I have the utmost confidence in our team! The first match will take place on the 14th of November at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. 4 Days later we face them on Click to continue reading...

Two of the top European 2010 World Cup qualifyers being played this weekend are the Russia vs Germany match and the Portugal vs Hungary Match.

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The clash between Russia and Germany at the Luzhniki Stadium on Saturday is probably the match of the weekend, with both sides desperate to secure the top spot in their group and avoid having to go to a play-off for a place in South Africa.

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Europe's top teams are at war on the pitch this weekend in the penultimate round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, with three top-of-the-table showdowns as well as with another three potentially decisive encounters.
All together, thirteen teams will represent Europe in South Africa next year, but so far, only the Netherlands, Spain, and England have sealed their places for the World Cup finals.

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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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Queridos ligadespaneros, hoy inauguro sección: Laligavista: quince preguntas diferentes sobre el mundo del fútbol. Espero sea del agrado de todos.
La primera va a ser aplicada a Manel Sala, delantero del Sporting Mahonès de la Segunda División B Gr. Click to continue reading...

Pablo Aimar is in superb form with Benfica this season and is receiving alot of acclaim in the Portuguese media. This week he was the best player of the game in Benfica's 5-0 win over Leixoes.

Hopefully, the great football moment that Aimar is in will carry over to the national team and help Argentina qualify for the World Cup.

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Benfica crush Leixoes at the Estadio da Luz for their 5th league win in a row and move into sole position of second spot two points behind league leaders Braga. Benfica get two goals from Cardozo and one a piece from Ramires, David Luiz and Maxi Pereira for a 5-0 thumping of Leixoes. The Eagles had the game open up for them when Leixoes' Pouga received his second yellow midway through the Click to continue reading...

Portuguese clubs took to action in their first games of the group stage of the revamped UEFA Europa League. Benfica, Sporting and Nacional all played today with two of the three teams getting wins in the first matchups. Benfica took on Bate Borisov at the Estadio da Luz and defeated the Belarusian side 2-0 on first half goals by Nuno Gomes and Oscar Cardozo while Sporting visited the Click to continue reading...

After a long saga of speculation and rumor, Freddy Adu finally has found a destination for a season-long loan away from Benfica. For awhile, Odense BK of Denmark appeared to be close to finalizing a deal that would have brought the 20 year old American into the SAS Liga, but the negotiations stalled over Adu's salary. Click to continue reading...

Benfica had a wild game against the Italian powerhouse AC Milan and had a great effort against the seven time Champions League winners. Cardozo put Benfica ahead in the 58th minute before an own goal by Sidnei in the 87th minute gave the Italian club the draw at the Estadio da Luz. Benfica did win the Eusebio Cup on penalty kicks 5-4 in the end. Click to continue reading...

You have probably heard this name, because this boy has lately been connected with many big clubs. Several big clubs have already made their offers to the Lisbon „eagles" but there were no results. Benfica are aware that they have an extremely talented player and that they won't let him for less than 20 million Euros.

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Click here for Part 1. Intro: After a severe bout of curiosity resulting in far too much time perusing the internets, we finally came upon a conclusive list of Europe's Elite football stadiums - UEFA's codeword for the ability to hold a Champions League final. We contacted Bill of Bill's Sports Maps to have him make [. Click to continue reading...