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 have falling back a few spots in the Portuguese Superliga after drawing today against Maritimo. Sporting looked to cement their fourth place spot but after the draw with Maritimo coupled with Rio Ave and Nacional victories, Sporting now sit tied in sixth spot in the league. Sporting opened the scoring in the second half after Matias Fernandez scored but Manu brought the game back to Click to continue reading...

Maritimo have opened Week 7 of the Superliga (Liga Sagres) with a big road win over Academica. Maritimo took it to the hosts early and Marchino scored at the 13th minute mark, then Baba's first of two made it 2-0 before the half. Academica made it a game with an early second half marker by Fidalgo but Baba and Bruno replied putting this game out of reach. 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...

Benfica opened their season at home against Maritimo with a 1-1 draw as the Eagles dominated just about the entire game and only a first half penaly taken by Alonso had Maritimo up at the half. Maritimo's keeper kept Benfica at bay with some key stops in the second half even foiling Benfica's Cardozo on a penalty kick before Weldon gave Benfica the equalizer. Click to continue reading...

The following players have been known to have played abroad during the past 12 months, but have since disappeared. There are also players I am looking for some further information on, in an effort to track their careers and ensure whether or not they should be on Les Rosbifs. I would be extremely grateful for [. Click to continue reading...

We have another Weekend of Friendlies by Portuguese clubs. There were quite a few teams in action this past weekend and we will start our round up with last seasons Champions FC Porto who defeated Monaco 3-0, Mariano and Guarin scored for Porto and Monaco also provided an own goal to round out the score. Click to continue reading...

Maritimo look to bring back former striker Makukula to the Madeira team. Maritimo are currently in negotiations with Benfica for the players rights, Makukula last played for Maritimo in the 2007/08 season before being purchased by Benfica. Click to continue reading...

Now, we come to the season's player rankings, where I give you my opinion on how the players did.

I'll review their performance, tell you whether I think we should keep or sell the guy and then grade him. What's this based on? Nothing but my gut.

Mind you, I make these reviews based on who I think we should trim and not in consideration of who we might buy.

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FC Porto wins again as the season winds down with a 4-1 victory over Trofense in Week 29 action Lisandro Lopez and Farias each scored a pair for Porto while Hugo Leal replied late for Trofense to spoil the cleansheet. Sporting also won 2-1 over Maritimo in Madeira as Leidson scored a pair and now trails Nacional's Nene by two goals for the Superliga Golden Boot Click to continue reading...

FC Porto and Benfica continue their winning ways and nothing will change this week at the top of the Superliga as far as the Top 3 Standings go. FC Porto defeated Setubal on two goals by Lisandro Lopez while Benfica jumped to a 3-0 lead on goals by David Luiz and a pair from Oscar Cardozo before Maritimo made a game of it but still falling to the eagles 3-2. Click to continue reading...

The Portuguese Superliga is down to its final five games and we take a look at what the final Top 10 Standings might look like:FC Porto: Home- Setubal, Nacional, Trofense Road- Maritimo, BragaPrediction: Porto go 3-0-0 at home and 0-1-1 on the road with loss to Braga.Final Standings: 20-3-7 Total Points: 67Sporting: Home- Amadora, Setubal, Nacional Road- Academica, MaritimoPrediction: Click to continue reading...

Braga and Maritimo opened up Week 24 with a draw in the Liga Sagres. It was a Good Friday for both teams as the eached picked up a point in a 1-1 affair with both goals coming from the penalty kick spot. Luis Aguiar scored first for Braga before Bruno brought the game back to a deadlock. Braga currently sit in 4th spot with Maritimo occupying the 6th spot. Click to continue reading...

So it looks like David Villa is ready and able to play against Osasuna tomorrow after all.

I'm happy about that. And while I will let this issue slide, I am still of the opinion that bringing Villa into the game against Maritimo on Thursday was the wrong decision. He shoots and scores and we're all really happy about it.

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Portuguese outfit Maritimo host the first leg at their Estádio dos Barreiros, having made their last UEFA Cup appearance in 2004/05. However, their European campaign that season ended rather immediately after being eliminated on penalties against Glasgow Rangers. Maritimo qualified through to this season's competition after finishing a credible 5th in their domestic league. Click to continue reading...