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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Port 17 October @ 10:36 AM EST
Benfica have secured the services of two players with contract extentions. Benfica have extended
the contracts of central defender Roderick Miranda and striker Nelson Oliveira both 18 years of age
until the 2017 and 2014 seasons respectively. Benfica sees a bright future for both these players
with the club and have added buyout clauses of $30 million to each of the contracts.
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Port 16 October @ 05:54 PM EST
Portugal will be seeded second for Monday's draw in what will determine the European zones last
four spots in the 2010 World Cup.Portugal now sit 10th in the FIFA World Rankings. The seeding for
Mondays draw is:1- France2- Portugal3- Russia4- Greece5- Ukraine6- Ireland7- Bosnia-Herzegovina8-
SloveniaThese seedings will keep the top four teams away from each other in the knockout stage, so
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Port 14 October @ 05:34 PM EST
Portugal have moved on through to the Playoff knockout stage of the European Qualifying with a
decisive victory over Malta. Nani opened the scoring for Portugal with a blast at the 14th minute
mark, Liedson could have extended the lead but just missed a header. Simao doubled the Portuguese
lead with a strike just outside the box before the first half had ended.
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Port 13 October @ 10:24 PM EST
Paulo Sergio has moved from Pacos Ferreira to Guimaraes after intense negotiations over the weekend
between the two clubs. The new Guimaraes head coach should be introduced to the media in the coming
days and should be at the helm this weekend when Guimaraes face Feirense in Taca De Portugal action
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Port 13 October @ 07:48 PM EST
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.
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Port 12 October @ 08:52 PM EST
Nacional has defeated Belenenses from their Week 6 matchup that was postponed. Nacional took it to
the home team early and were rewarded when Anselmo scored the lone marker of the game as Nacional
held on the rest of the match for the 1-0 victory
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Port 12 October @ 09:45 AM EST
Portugal are assured of a playoff spot with a win over Malta on Wednesday. Soccer fans from across
the globe have been a tad confused when it comes to the European Playoff phase due to Group 9
having one less team and two less games then all the other European Groups. The rule states that
for qualifying as the eight best second place teams out of the nine groups, that all second place
teams
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Port 10 October @ 04:56 PM EST
Portugal walked into the field before the start of this matchup knowing that Denmark had defeated
Sweden 1-0 to claim the automatic World Cup spot from the Group but Portugal with a victory would
move one point clear of Sweden and into the coveted second spot in the Group. Portugal started
strong and an inspired Cristiano Ronaldo set up Simao for the first Portuguese marker at the 18th
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Port 10 October @ 10:51 AM EST
Portugal gets set to take on Hungary in Lisbon with the hearts of many Portuguese fans hanging in
the balance. Portuguese Nation which covers the globe will be glued to their television sets, next
to a radio or better yet at the game where chants of Por-Tu-Gal will echo the stadium. The players
will stand as the Portuguese National Anthem plays in front of their home fans who will hold their
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Port 08 October @ 09:11 AM EST
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to the field with his teammates in Portugal as he works on being fit
for Portugal's big matchup against Hungary on Saturday. Ronaldo who suffered an ankle injury in
Champions League action with Real Madrid trained under the watchful eye of the teams
physiotherapist Antonio Gaspar.
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Port 06 October @ 10:05 AM EST
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
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Port 05 October @ 04:15 PM EST
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
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Port 04 October @ 08:47 AM EST
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.
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Port 02 October @ 04:14 PM EST
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.
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Port 01 October @ 06:38 PM EST
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has announced his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers coming
up on October 10, 2009 against Hungary and October 14, 2009 against Malta.Goaltenders: Eduardo
(Braga), Beto (FC Porto), Rui Patricio (Sporting)Defenders: Pepe (Real Madrid), Bosingwa (Chelsea),
Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (FC Porto), Rolando (FC Porto),
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Port 30 September @ 05:26 PM EST
FC Porto have gained a huge victory in Champions League group play after defeating Atletico Madrid
at home 2-0 in Matchday 2 action in Group D action. Porto received two late markers to seal the
victory, the first from Falcao on a back heel from a Hulk pass and the second from Rolando on a
corner kick.
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Port 26 September @ 05:21 PM EST
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
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