My my, The Figos look absolutely perfeito in that photo snapped in Paris last week! In many ways, it's good that the Portuguese midfielder decided to retire from football completely... He could teach dear Guti below a thing or two about wearing proper pants.

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Image by Ricardo Machado design e ilustração via Flickr Portugal Carlos Queiroz was delighted to see his boys maintain the early second half goal where he addressed that his team plays well away than at home. Without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks it was always tense and a 50-50 chances in [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are interested in Portuguese under-21 forward Ukra. Well, maybe. It comes from the Daily Mail, which is to newspapers what 'Snakes on a Plane' is to film history, and it doesn't quote anybody saying they're after anyone, so take a large pinch of salt with your porridge this morning on this one. Click to continue reading...

2 days. That's the time Fergie took to seal the fate of Nani. Recently, Nani had a stupid public outburst against Sir Alex Ferguson and it is rumoured that the Portuguese may be on his way to Italy. The Portuguese winger did not mince his words in an interview with a newspaper and that has probably left Ferguson furious. 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...

With Roman Pavlyuchenko today insisting he must leave Tottenham, it made me think back to players of years gone by that have arrived with big reputations only to depart before making any impact whatsoever.

Pavlyuchenko cost £14m just over a year ago, that's serious money in today's market for a player that isn't English.

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Valencia netted a 3-1 victory over Zaragoza on Sunday in what could be called a watershed match for the club led by David Villa. Valencia now sits at 21 points and is a mere 5 behind 1st place Barca. Now that the Top 4 teams are within 5 points of one another we can really see a race developing at the top of the Table for the Premier Division.

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This time yesterday Chelsea and Man Utd were heading onto the pitch for the second half at Stamford Bridge. Forty-five minutes later, a slightly anti-climatic encounter was over and a one nil win for Ancelotti's men represented their most significant – if below par - display of the season.
Manchester United fans are choosing to take an awful lot of positives from the fact that their below strength side managed to play so well.

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This time yesterday Chelsea and Man Utd were heading onto the pitch for the second half at Stamford Bridge. Forty-five minutes later, a slightly anti-climatic encounter was over and a one nil win for Ancelotti's men represented their most significant – if below par - display of the season.
Manchester United fans are choosing to take an awful lot of positives from the fact that their below strength side managed to play so well.

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The battle lines have been drawn. Portuguese National Selector &Coach Carlos Queiroz has included the injured REAL MADRID playerCRISTIANO RONALDO in the list of 23 players for the upcoming 2010World Cup elimination games against Bosnia. The Portuguese Coachhas not taken into account Real Madrid & the medical opinion ofDr. Click to continue reading...

By AriesEduardo lifted his shirt after scoring Arsenal's second goal to reveal a message written in portuguese: Paz na villa kennedy- RJ meaning "Peace in the Villa Kennedy-RJ' This is a reference to a community in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The slum has been the subject of fighting between rival criminal factions. Click to continue reading...

Video goal highlights from the Everton vs Benfica Europa League game on November 5, 2009, Thursday. Game KO time- 21.05 CET from Goodison Park. Final score :- Everton 0-2 Benfica ( Javier Saviola 63′, Oscar Cardozo 76′) Benfica inflict another defeat upon Everton after thrashing the Toffees 5-0 a fortnight ago in Portugal. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo could be looking at missing anther three months of action, if he is forced to have another operation on his injured ankle. Real Madrid have announced that the Portuguese winger has not showed enough improvement to join the first team squad in training and that he has travelled to Amsterdam to see the Dutch ankle specialist Niek van Dijk.

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Cristiano Ronaldo may face a further three months out if he is forced to have another operation on his injured ankle. Real Madrid have announced that the Portuguese winger has not showed enough improvement to join the first team squad in training and that he has travelled to Amsterdam to see the Dutch ankle specialist Niek van Dijk. Click to continue reading...

Nacional President Rui Alves expects to set a Nacional transfer record when the team sells Portuguese midfielder Ruben Micael. The 23 year old midfielder is being held in high record and Nacional will not let him go without a team matching their asking price of $10M Euro. Micael has scored two goals in Europa League play this season. Click to continue reading...

Gabriel Obertan impressed for much of his début against Barnsley before looking tired in the final fifteen minutes or so. He kept the ball really well, ran at the opposition with speed and showed off his silky skills. He looks to be the real deal, regardless of what Larry White thinks.

He's only had one game so there's no point getting ahead of ourselves, but some sections of the press have already questioned what impact Obertan's arrival and début might have on Nani.

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Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss his  club's second meeting with AC Milan in next week's mouthwatering Champions League clash. The Portuguese winger has been sidelined with an ankle injury, and despite positive reports earlier in the week it has now been revealed that he will miss the match.

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PSNL Fans were hoping to face Slovenia before this mornings draw, as 40% of all votes turned in the past few days here on P.S.N.L. supported this matchup for Portugal's knockout playoff game for a World Cup spot. The Portuguese will be taking on Bosnia-Herzegovina which was the second most popular choice from fans at 23%. Click to continue reading...

With the Ballon d'Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is destined to be heading Lionel Messi's way, which means very little is there to be talked about in terms of debating the winner, right?

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Another away match, another defeat. Overall, in losing to a good Aston Villa side, Chelsea didn't actually put in a bad performance. But errors both in defence and attack, and a worrying lack of leadership from Ancelotti, were enough to get me concerned.
Even in deserved defeat, there were some positives.

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Another away match, another defeat. Overall, in losing to a good Aston Villa side, Chelsea didn't actually put in a bad performance. But errors both in defence and attack, and a worrying lack of leadership from Ancelotti, were enough to get me concerned.
Even in deserved defeat, there were some positives.

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Portugal moves into Wednesdays qualifier against Malta with their destiny firmly in their own hands. The Portuguese made sure of this by defeating Hungary on Saturday after Denmark did them a favour in defeating Sweden, these two results have Portugal now sitting in second spot, one point in front of Sweden going into the last matchup of the round. Click to continue reading...

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Footballing superstars Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have much in common: known throughout the world as skillful players that can win a game single-handedly. Yet they also share the possibility that they may not appear in next year's World Cup finals.

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This may or may not be Toni Brito Sa. I don't read Portuguese well.
Liverpool have trumped Chelsea to sign Portuguese teenager Toni Brito-Sa. The much hyped sixteen year old had a trial period at Chelsea a year ago, but will sign for Liverpool from Benfica.
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• Simão hopes you and your grandmother will go all out to support Portugal when they face Hungary on Saturday. "We do not know what to expect from Hungary. We will have to (put on) a great display to win. We will fight in order to be in the World Cup. Hopefully people will support us again, so that together we can go there" he said.

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The final games of World Cup Qualifiers are coming up over the weekend in Europe and Portugal looks like they will need to get some help if they are going to advance to South Africa. Portugal will be playing both their matchups at home, Saturday against Hungary and Wednesday against Malta. The Portuguese will need to win both games if they falter they will all but be eliminated depending on Click to continue reading...

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The last we heard, El Pato wanted to buy a fantasy island with Sthef. Now, rapaz says he misses Kaka. Awwwwww. "Sinto saudades dele, mas estamos sempre em contato," he told Chi magazine in Portuguese.

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Job vacancy: Portuguese winger, Manchester area Filling the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo's departure was never going to be an easy task, but with a comparable upright style, similarly rapid stepovers and a reminiscent penchant for powerful ranged shooting, this should be the season for Nani to step up and show that he can replicate the [. Click to continue reading...

REAL MADRID has received a formal letter from an "old friend" thathe has been hired by a client that is well known in Spain & knowsCRISTIANO RONALDO personally to practice his art of "VOODOO" tocause the Portuguese a serious injury. The objective is to have himoff the field injured more than playing. Click to continue reading...

It was the two experienced heads that inspired victory at the Brittania Stadium. At a combined age of 49, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs both played their part.

From the off, Scholes was the driving force. Ryan Giggs came on a substitute and created both goals as Manchester United beat Stoke 2-0.

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REAL MADRID & Portuguese International defender PEPE becamefamous not for his defensive Football skills but for his violentoutburst – fists & kicks included - against Casquero of Getafe in a"Liga" game that cost him a 10 match suspension for the"brutality" that he exhibited.With that sentence served, PEPE is eligible & available for his teamfor the upcoming "Liga" match against Tenerife if his Click to continue reading...

Pepe's Portuguese picks Scientists to investigate rift in Old Trafford time continuum [NewsArse] Top 10 controversial celebrations [FourFourTwo] Hyperbole of the day [TribalFootball] Craig Bellamy's wall of shame [MirrorFootball] Daniel De Rossi finds an unexpected lover [YouTube]

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Zakumi awaits
We have a month before world cup qualifying concludes its final group stages, so I thought it would be fun for the next few weeks to look at each continental zone that is still in play.
November will have playoffs in Europe for their four remaining spots, the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL showdown (which can be either a dullard like Costa Rica- Venezuela, or a blockbuster like Argentina-USA – stay tuned), and the world-stopping Bahrain-New Zealand tilt. 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...

. Chelsea won their Champions League opener against FC Porto through a lone goal scored by Nicolas Anelka. The game began in emphatic fashion as the Blues began in front of their fans, while the Portuguese side managed to bring the physical side of their game to the fore. It took some time for the west London [. Click to continue reading...