Port 21 November @ 02:19 PM EST
FC Porto's Taca de Portugal game has been postponed due to a poor pitch. Porto was set to take on
Oliveirense at the Carlos Osorio Stadium but match official Bruno Paixao decided that the pitch was
unsafe and could endanger the physical safety of the players. The stadium during heating turned
into a mixture of mud and water and the players were buried at each step.
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Port 21 November @ 10:43 AM EST
Portugal have moved up to #5 in the FIFA World Rankings released yesterday and with this ranking
and previous point system, they should be one of the top seeds when the top seed rankings are
released and draw completed next month in South Africa.The top countrys will go into pot one and
more importantly not seeded together in the first round.
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Port 18 November @ 09:42 PM EST
Portugal have breathed new life into the Portuguese Nation as they have qualified for World Cup
2010 in South Africa. The Portuguese who at one point sat in fourth place in their group before a
recovery which has seen them win 5 games straight including todays 1-0 over Bosnia is through to
the promise land.
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Port 16 November @ 09:42 PM EST
Portugal arrived in Bosnia to a very hostile reception by Bosnian supporters. The Portuguese
players were insulted, spit on and cursed at while Bosnian police did very little to ward of these
fans upon Portugal's arrival. The team was delayed for over an hour by authorities as they checked
passports and luggage.
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Port 15 November @ 09:42 PM EST
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
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Port 14 November @ 07:30 PM EST
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,
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Port 14 November @ 10:38 AM EST
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.
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Port 14 November @ 10:16 AM EST
Benfica traveled to the Azores to take on Santa Clara for the Taca de Pauleta at the Estadio Joao
Paulo II in Sao Miguel Island. Benfica with a water downed roster due to International duties for
many players jumped to an early lead when Keirrison scored at the 35th minute mark but Santa Clara
were up to the task and Leandro Tatu scored to bring the game even at the 51st minute mark.
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Port 12 November @ 09:37 PM EST
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.
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Port 11 November @ 04:10 PM EST
Benfica's central defender Luisao had an emergency operation on Tuesday in Portugal due to acute
appendicitus. Luisao will remain in hospital until at least the end of the week and will miss the
upcoming international friendlies for Brazil over the next week. Benfica at this time is unsure of
the time line that Luisao will be out of the lineup.
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Port 11 November @ 12:08 AM EST
Former Benfica keeper and German Robert Enke has passed away at the tender age of 32. Enke who
played for Benfica from the 1999-2000 season until 2001-02 before being sold to Barcelona was the
current starting keeper for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga and is said to have commited
suicide after throwing himself in front of a train in the small town of Neustadt.
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Hannover 96 and German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke has died of an apparent suicide
after being hit by a train.
A recent member of the German national team, Enke had reportedly struggled to cope with the
death of his two-year old daughter, who died from a heart ailment in 2006.
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Port 10 November @ 12:46 AM EST
The Portuguese Soccer News Links Team has decided to give a new look to our blog page which is a
valuable companion to our main page at www.portuguesesoccernewslinks.com, over the next few weeks
we will continue to touch up this page and we hope that our valued supporters will enjoy the new
look once everything is completed.
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Port 09 November @ 06:16 PM EST
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.
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Port 08 November @ 08:29 PM EST
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 (
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Port 08 November @ 05:09 PM EST
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
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Port 08 November @ 09:43 AM EST
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.
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Port 07 November @ 10:49 AM EST
Pacos Ferreira opened Week 10 of the Superliga (Liga Sagres) with a big win over floundering
Belenenses. Cristiano scored a brace and William added the other as Pacos moved out of the
relegation zone.
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Port 05 November @ 08:40 PM EST
Benfica and Nacional were in action today along with Sporting in the Europa League. Benfica scored
two goals in the second half to defeat Everton on the road 2-0 on goals by Javier Saviola and Oscar
Cardozo. Nacional took the lead once again against Athletic Bilbao on a goal by Edgar before
Athletic tied it with eight minutes to draw Nacional 1-1.
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Port 04 November @ 11:27 PM EST
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.
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Port 03 November @ 06:16 PM EST
FC Porto got a late goal in the 84th minute from striker Falcao to go on to defeat APOEL 1-0 in
Champions League action. The goal by Falcao clinched a spot for Porto in the Round of 16 with two
games remaining in the Group Stage. FC Porto will now look to fine tune their game in the next
couple of rounds of play and look to fight Chelsea for the Group Title.
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Port 02 November @ 06:27 PM EST
Academica earned their first win of the season over Guimaraes to move to within one point of four
teams as they try to exit the cellar of the portuguese league. Academica's Sougou gave his team the
lead on a penalty kick and then Eder added to the league as Academica went on to the 2-0 victory
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Port 01 November @ 09:20 PM EST
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
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Port 31 October @ 06:22 PM EST
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
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Port 31 October @ 11:53 AM EST
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.
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Port 31 October @ 09:50 AM EST
FC Porto opened Week 9 in the Superliga (Liga Sagres) with a draw against Belenenses. The teams
battled to a scoreless first half before the visitors opened the scoring when striker Lima scored
early in the second half when he slipped the ball past Helton. Ernesto Farias then replied for
Porto in the 64th minute when he volleyed the ball over the Belenenses' keeper.
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Port 26 October @ 08:53 PM EST
FC Porto have suffered an injury blow as right back Jorge Fucile was injured in Sunday's matchup
against Academica. The Uruguayan suffered a muscle rupture in his right thigh and at this time it
is uncertain what time the rightback will miss if any.
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Port 26 October @ 06:47 PM EST
Benfica continue their roll in the Portuguese Superliga with another crushing defeat of a
portuguese side. This time the team to feel the wrath of the Eagles was Nacional da Madeira who
went down to an embaressing defeat 6-1. Oscar Cardozo had the hat trick scoring goals in the 17th,
48th and 89th minute the latter two on the PK, while Saviola chipped in a brace in the 40th and
61st minute.
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Port 25 October @ 05:19 PM EST
FC Porto have gained ground on Superliga leaders Braga after their 3-2 victory over last place
Academica. The goals in this matchup all came after the 65th minute mark when Porto jumped to a 2-0
lead on goals by Mariano Gonzalvez and Ernesto Farias in a two minute span at the 65th minute mark.
Academica cut the lead to one when M.
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Port 24 October @ 06:22 PM EST
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.
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Port 24 October @ 09:09 AM EST
Belenenses and Olhanense opened Week 8 of the Superliga (Liga Sagres) with a scoreless draw. The
long layoff from action looked to be a big part of the game as both teams looked a tad rusty. Week
8 will continue today with Braga looking to maintain their perfect run to the season against Rio
Ave
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Port 21 October @ 05:20 PM EST
FC Porto striker Hulk scored two goals one in the 33rd minute and the other on a Penalty Kick early
in the second half to bring Porto back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat APOEL in Champions League
action. Porto's victory moves them five points clear of the third place squad in the Group. FC
Porto can now clinch a spot in the Round of 16 with a win on the road against APOEL, accompanied
with a
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Port 19 October @ 09:47 PM EST
Manuel Fernandes looks headed to Setubal to become the head coach. Fernandes is currently the coach
of Uniao Leiria and is working on a termination agreement with the club to move to Setubal and
coach for the next three years. Setubal President Fernando Oliveira is said to have landed his man,
as he is a big Fernandes supporter, look for Setubal to make the announcement official any day now.
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Port 19 October @ 05:24 PM EST
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%.
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Port 18 October @ 10:19 AM EST
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
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