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Benfica 21 year old striker Nelson Oliveira could be moved out on loan as the Eagles are said to be offering his services to French clubs Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne. The Portuguese U21 year old international is not currently getting much playing time at the Luz and with the signing of Djalo will have even less first team action. Panathinaikos is said to also be showing some interest in

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Benfica have come to terms with former Sporting striker Yannick Djalo on a 4 and a half year contract today. Djalo who has been a free agent since his transfer to Nice by Sporting was declared to be invalid due to  the transfer window being closed has not seen any action since August 2011. The 25 year old Djalo appeared in 98 games for Sporting, finding the twine 23 times. Djalo has

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Benfica have loaned out midfielder/right back Ruben Amorim to Braga for the next year and a half. Amorim who had a falling out with Benfica coach Jorge Jesus, recently signed a contract extension with the club until 2013 but the club felt it was in their best interest to loan Amorim to Braga never the less. The 28 year old has appeared in 68 games with Benfica scoring 5 times. Amorim will

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Former Sporting player Yannick Djalo is now linked with a move to Benfica and it is being reported that Benfica have offered the striker a contract until 2015. Djalo has not played a game since August do to circumstances involving his transfer from Sporting to Nice. Sampordia and Parma are also said to be interested.

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Sporting have lost midfielder Stijn Schaars for up to three weeks after the player suffered a left thigh injury, while on another front striker Bojinov looks to be headed out of Sporting on loan with possible destinations being Lecce, Dynamo Kiev or Trabzonspor at this time.

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Benfica's Bruno Cesar and Jardel were involved in a car accident in Portugal around 9pm on the 20th, both players were unharmed and were passengers in a car driven by a friend. Jorge Jesus was glad that both players were not hurt and revealed that he has also been in a few accidents this season the latest being on Christmas Eve.

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Week 15 saw Benfica maintain their two point lead over Porto as the season hit the midway point. Benfica earned a convincing 4-1 win over Setubal while Porto stayed pace with a 2-0 win over Rio Ave. In what amounted to the game of the week, Braga defeated Sporting 2-1 to move into sole spot of third place in the Portuguese league as Sporting drop to fourth. Guimaraes moved into sixth spot

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Benfica and FC Porto have done Portugal proud by ranking in the Top 10 of the club world rankings from IIHFS for 2011. Barcelona and Real Madrid were one/two as the two Spanish giants continue their battle on all fronts. Top 10 World Clubs: 1- Barcelona (Spain) 2- Real Madrid (Spain) 3- Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) 4- Manchester United (England) 5- Manchester City (England) 6- Santos (Brazil)

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Week 14 has finally seen a team take sole spot atop Portugal for the first time since Week 4. Benfica now sits atop the Portuguese League after their commanding 4-0 win over U. Leiria as FC Porto was held to a scoreless draw versus Sporting. Benfica are two points clear of Porto as the season is one week away from the half point. Braga defeated Beira Mar 2-1 to move into a third place tie

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The 2011 year in now behind us and as we now move forward in 2012, we take a look at ten things that should happen for all Portuguese fans this year. 1- Cristiano Ronaldo will win the La Liga Golden Boot 2- Portugal will reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012 3- Porto's Hulk & Benfica's Gaitan will be sold in the summer 4- Benfica will reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League 5- FC

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Week 13 saw the see saw battle between Benfica and FC Porto continue as Benfica took the league lead by three points after a 5-1 win Friday over Rio Ave. FC Porto then matched the Eagles with a 2-0 victory over Maritimo as both clubs remain tied for the top spot in Portugal. Sporting slipped six points back after drawing on the road to Academica 1-1. Braga closed the gap on third place to

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Week 12 saw Braga lay a licking on visiting Pacos Ferreira with a 5-2 victory. The win vaulted Braga into a 4th place tie with Maritimo. On Saturday FC Porto moved three points clear of Benfica after their 2-1 victory over Beira Mar, quickly erasing their fall from the Champions League a few days earlier.Sporting then defeated Nacional in an uninspiring 1-0 victory. Sunday's early games

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The Euro 2012 groups are set and Portugal find themselves once again in the "Group of Death", what will matter is how the club performs when it counts. Portugal has played numerous games against the Germand, the Dutch and the Danish. The National side currently has winning all time records against two out of the three teams in their group and if this continues to be the case then the team

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Galatasaray look to be back in the hunt for Benfica's Javier Saviola. The Turkish club knows that the striker has fallen to third choice striker behind Cardozo and Rodrigo. Benfica also look to be leaning towards using U21 portuguese sensation Nelson Oliveira, Saviola could find himself further down the pecking order, with the transfer window set to open in a few weeks. Saviola could be in

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The Euro 2012 group draw is upon us this week, with the draw taking place on Friday in Kiev. The Euro is always one of the toughest tournaments to win and this edition will be no different. We decide to take a look at what the groups could look like through our own simulation and this is what we got. Check out the seedings and pots, CLICK HERE First Simulation Group A: Poland, Italy,

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Week 11 kicked off after a long hiatus due to International play and the Taca de Portugal qualifying. Beira Mar defeated Academica 1-0 to move into sixth place in the league. Saturday was Derby day in the league as Nacional played Martimo to a 2-2 draw in Madeira, while Benfica hosted Sporting at the Luz. Benfica who were down to 10 men for most of the second half, held off Sporting 1-0

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The final seedings for Euro 2012 have been revealed ahead of the group stage draw on December 2nd. The hosts Ukraine and Poland have already been placed in their groups with Poland in Group A and Ukraine in Group D. The remaining pots will have two countries in pot one and four countries in the other three pots, no team in the same pot can be placed in the same group. Pot A: Spain,

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Portugal are ready to head to Euro 2012 in Poland-Ukraine and now the next task for coach Paulo Bento will be to select a 23 man squad. Bento has made it be known that Ricardo Carvalho and Bosingwa will not be a part of the team but which players do have a chance? We name our Top 50 list of players that could be a part of the Portugal National side come Euro 2012. Goalkeepers: Rui

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Portugal finally put all the pieces together today in Lisbon with a 6-2 thrashing of a outplayed Bosnia and Herzegovina squad. This was a game many felt could have gone either way before the whistle to start this game was even blown. Ronaldo played what may have been his best game for Portugal scoring early in both halfs, silencing his critics at least for one game, that he does not show up

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Portugal get side to play the second leg after a disappointing scoreless draw in Bosnia. The Portuguese face a tough task knowing that a victory is essential, with Bosnia holding the upper hand on away goals with virtually any draw except 0-0. The Keys to Portugal victory over Bosnia: Score First Portugal will need to find the net first in this encounter and the earlier the better, an

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Portugal get side to play the first leg of two on the road today against Bosnia. The Portuguese face a better Bosnia side then the played two years ago in qualifying for the World Cup and require some keys to victory today. The Keys to Portugal victory over Bosnia: Ball Control Portugal will need to control the ball in the midfield, with rumours that the pitch in Bosnia is in poor

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Week 10 kicked off with a loud bang as Guimaraes thumped Pacos Ferreira 5-1 leaping them out of the cellar and into a tie for 10th place in Portugal. Maritimo then on Saturday defeated Academica 3-2 temporarily moving the club into third place in the league. Porto was then held on the road by Olhanense, playing the Algarve club to a scoreless draw. Sunday saw Rio Ave win over Nacional 2-1,

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Portugal coach Paulo Bento has replaced Danny & Silvio who have withdrawn from the squad before their crucial playoff with Bosnia due to injuries. Bento though did not call up Bosingwa which leaves many of us Portuguese fans scratching our heads. Malaga winger Eliseu and PAOK midfielder Vieirinha have replaced the injured players as the club prepares for Fridays first leg.

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Portugal announce squad for Euro 2012 playoff against Bosnia. Coach Bento made a surprise omission leaving Chelsea starter Jose Bosingwa off the squad but the National side do have Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Danny and Hugo Almeida back in the fold. Portugal roster for November 11 & 15 playoff: Goalies Rui Patricio (Sporting) Beto (Cluj) Eduardo (Benfica) Defense Bruno Alves (Zenit) Pepe (Real

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Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas are both nominated finalists for the FIFA Coach of the Year along with eight other coaches from around the World. Mourinho the 2010 winner, snapped Real Madrid's run of 18 years without a Copa del Ray and took the club to the final four of the Champions League, while Villas-Boas won a treble with Porto taking home the Portuguese League, the Portuguese Cup

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Week 9 started off with FC Porto earning a 3-0 victory over Pacos Ferreira and moving the club into sole position of first place in Portugal, this lasted less then 24 hours as Benfica earned a 2-1 victory  over Olhanense while Braga lost ground on the leaders slipping five points back after playing Academica to a scoreless draw. Sunday saw Nacional defeat Beira Mar 2-1, while Leiria and

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Week 8 started off with Pacos Ferreira getting the best of Academica 2-0. Olhanense defeated Guimaraes 1-0 while Benfica earned the only road win of the week 1-0 over Beira Mar and moved into top spot in the Portuguese League. Sunday saw the home team dominance of this Week take off as Maritimo defeated Setubal 1-0 to move into third place in the league. Rio Ave earned their first win of

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Benfica right back Maxi Pereira suffered an injury in the Champions League clash against Basel on Tuesday. Pereira was substituted in the 78th minute by Miguel Vitor after injuring his right thigh and could be out of action for 2 to 3 weeks.

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It is now more then 24 hours since the disappointing loss to Denmark, a loss that has sent our National side to the playoff zone and one final attempt to qualify for Euro 2012. Portugal will face either Turkey, Bosnia, Montenegro or Estonia in a home and home in November and the Quinas should not take any of these countries for granted. The Portuguese will need to fix a few areas of their

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Portugal's loss to Denmark yesterday is almost like a deja-vu from World Cup 2010 qualifying as the Danes took the group and Portugal needed to defeat Bosnia to reach the soccers main stage. Portugal can thank the Dutch for losing to Sweden costing the Portuguese an automatic spot in Euro 2012 as the best second place finisher, so as seems the norm of late, Portugal will need to qualifying

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Sporting's Marat Izmailov has had successful surgery to his right knee completed in Lisbon and is set to commence his recovery program, at this stage it is not known how long Izmailov will be lost to Sporting.

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Week 7 started off in Setubal where the home side won 2-1 to keep visiting Rio Ave winless on the season. Benfica then took it to Pacos Ferreira hammering the visiters 4-1 on Saturday. Sunday started with a few stumbles from clubs at the top of the league as Maritimo drew on the road 2-2 with Feirense and Braga suffered their first loss of the season 1-0 to Uniao de Leiria. Sporting added

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Portugal coach Paulo Bento has announced his squad for the crucial final two games of qualifying for the Euro 2012 tournament. Portugal sit atop the Group tied in points with Denmark and Norway at 13. The Quinas will host Iceland at home on October 7 in Porto and then will travel to Denmark four days later to take on the Danes in what just might be the title clincher. Portugal will be

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Maritimo's Baba left training early with what looked to be a right leg injury. The 23 year old Senegal striker was off to a great start to the season currently tied atop the Portuguese League with 5 goals so far this season.

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Week 6 was kicked off with the Classico as Benfica travelled to Porto to take on FC Porto as last seasons number one and two met for the first time this season, in what was an entertaining contest Benfica came back from two times down to leave the Northern city with a 2-2 draw. Saturday, Braga pulled out a hard fought 2-0 victory over Nacional to move into a three way tie atop the

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The Champions League group games are upon us once again and Benfica have announced their roster for this weeks upcoming encounter in Romania against Otelul Galati. Roster: Goalies: Artur, Eduardo, Mika Defense:Emerson, Garay, Luisao, Maxi Pereira, Jardel, Miguel Vitor, Luis Martins Midfield: Javi Garcia, Ruben Amorim, Nolito, Pablo Aimar, Witsel, Matic, Gaitan, Bruno Cesar Forwards:

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Week 5 took off on Friday with Gil Vicente scoring a late marker to draw against Olhanense, Nacional then earned their first victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Pacos Ferreira moving them out of the basement in Portugal. Sunday had Maritimo jump into fourth spot in the Portuguese League with their 3-1 win over Leiria. Setubal won 1-0 over Beira Mar. FC Porto then dropped their first

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Olhanense travelled to play Gil Vicente as Week 5 in the Portuguese League got underway, both clubs came into the game with only one win a peice but this did not change on this day. Olhanense opened the scoring late in the first half when Wilson Eduardo headed home a rebound of a Salvador Agra shot. Gil Vicente then tied it late in the second half with under two minutes to go as Claudio

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Cristiano Ronaldo could be looking at a suspension from UEFA for his harsh criticism of the officials during Real Madrid's Champions League game against Dinamo Zagreb. The Portuguese forward suffered a hard tackle that required stitches on his right ankle and was fumed after the game that no call was made. Ronaldo said that he did not understand why the game does not protect him as they do

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Week 4 commenced on Friday with defending Champions FC Porto maintaining their perfect start to the season as they defeated Setubal 3-0 for their fourth straight win and sit atop the Portuguese League. Saturday saw both Lisbon clubs in action as Benfica defeated Guimaraes 2-1 and Sporting came back from two goals down to Pacos Ferreira and scored three goals in the last 20 minutes to win 3-

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Week 4 starts off in the same fashion for defending Champions FC Porto with the club earning their fourth straight victory of this short season. Setubal held the Dragons off the board as long as they could going into the half scoreless but Joao Moutinho scored just seven minutes into the second half when his long shot found its way past Diego Costa. Porto then doubled their lead when a

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Uniao de Leiria have named Vitor Pontes their new head coach for the remainder of the season. Pontes takes over for the departing Pedro Caixinha. Pontes is on his third stint as coach of Leiria and has also coached Guimaraes and Portimonense but has not held a head coaching position since the 2009 season. Pontes recently worked as a soccer pundit for Sport TV in Portugal covering domestic

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FC Porto returned to the top of the Portuguese League with a thud as they defeated U. Leiria 5-2 on the road in a game from Week 3 that was pushed forward due to the Dragons, UEFA Super Cup game against Barcelona. Porto scored the only goals of the first half when James Rodriguez and Kleber gave the visitors a 2-0 lead going into the half. Leiria cut the lead in half six minutes into the

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Sporting have sold striker Yannick Djalo to France's Nice on the last day of transfers for $4.5 million euros. The 25 year old striker had appeared in 98 games for Sporting, scoring 23 goals. Djalo deal is said to still have to be approved by FIFA as the Sporting and Nice agreement came right at the deadline, so Djalo fans may need to wait it out to see where the player ends up.

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Week 3 commenced on Saturday this week with Gil Vicente opening the week for the third straight time but unlike the previous two weeks the club earned a 2-0 victory, their first since being promoted and ending Academica's two win start. Sunday saw Maritimo hand a struggling Sporting a 3-2 loss at Estadio Avalade and keeping the Lisbon side winless on the season. Beira Mar handed Guimaraes a

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Uefa have announced the groups for the next round of the Europa League which features two Portuguese clubs, last seasons finalists Braga and Sporting. Group ATottenham Rubin Kazan PAOK Shamrock Rovers Group B Copenhagen Standard Liege Hannover Vorskla Poltava Group C PSV Eindhoven Hapoel Tel-Aviv Rapid Bucuresti Legia Warsaw Group D SPORTING Lazio Zurich Vaslui Group E Dynamo Kiev

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Paulo Bento has announced the Portugal squad for September 2nd, 2011 Euro 2012 qualifier in Cyprus. Portugal will be looking for revenge after a 4-4 draw in Portugal to open the Euro campaign. Squad: Goalies- Eduardo (Benfica), Rui Patricio (Sporting), Quim (Braga) Defense- Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Pepe (Real Madrid), Silvio (Atletico Madrid), Joao Pereira (Sporting), Ricardo

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UEFA have announced the groups for this seasons upcoming Champions League and their are quite a few gems this season as 32 clubs look for glory in Europe including Portugal's own FC Porto and Benfica. Group A featuring Bayern Munich, Napoli, Mancester City and Villareal, gets this seasons nod as the Group of Death while Barcelona & AC Milan have been matched up in Group H. Announced Groups

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Week 2 opened with last seasons defending Champions FC Porto continue their unbeaten run in the Portuguese League with a 3-1 drubbing of Gil Vicente. Benfica then earned their first victory of the season defeating newly promoted Feirense by the same 3-1 score. Sporting was not so lucky playing to their second consecutive draw to start the season against Beira Mar. Academica joined Porto

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FC Porto kicked off the start of Week 2 in Portugal with a 3-1 victory over newly promoted Gil Vicente as they start the season with their second straight victory and have not suffered a loss in the Portuguese league since February 28, 2010. Gil Vicente opened the scoring when they were awarded a penalty kick just three minutes into the encounter and Joao Vilela barely got the ball by 

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Portuguese clubs did not fair well this week in European competitions with none of the five clubs in action coming away with a victory. Benfica opened the week of drawing 2-2 with Dutch club Twente and will be looking to advance to the Champions League group stage at home this coming week. In Europe League action, Sporting, Braga and Nacional all played to scoreless draws against

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Braga did not win any trophy last season but they did get the better of any club in Portugal when it came to earnings in European competitions last season. Braga earned a total of $16,370,191 euros last season from participating in the Champions League and reaching the final of the Europa League. Braga earned $11,842,000 from the Champions League and another $4,528,191 from the Europa

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We are adding a new feature to our site for the upcoming 2011/12 season and recapping the Portuguese League after their rounds of games are done for the week. We hope you enjoy this added feature. Week 1 opened with more of a whimper then a roar as three out of the eight games played ended in a scoreless draw while only three clubs where able to manage a victory opening weekend. Benfica

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Benfica open their 2011/12 campaign in disappointing fashion as last seasons runners-up draw with recently promoted Gil Vicente on the road and blowing a two goal lead in the process. Benfica opened the scoring just seven minutes into the game when newly acquired Nolito took a  low shot past the keeper. Javier Saviola doubled the score from a nifty give and go with Franco Jara before the

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Porto and Guimaraes have announced their rosters for tomorrows Super Cup. The season kick off game will have both clubs looking to start their campaign on a positive note. Rosters: FC Porto Goalies- Helton, Bracali Defense- Maicon, Fucile, Otamendi, Rolando, Sereno, Sapunaru Midfield- Guarin, Joao Moutinho, Ruben Micael, Souza, Belluschi Forwards- Hulk, Varela, Falcao, Kleber, Djalma

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Portuguese clubs have been handed their next round of games in Europe by the draw in Nyon today. Benfica will look to advance to the Group Stage of the Champions League as they take on Dutch side Twente, the games will be played Aug 16/11 and August 24/11. While in the Europa League, four Portuguese clubs look to make the Group Stage with Sporting facing Danish side Nordsjaelland. Last

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Paulo Bento has announced his squad for the upcoming friendly against Luxembourg in Faro on August 10/11 as the squad gets set to resume Euro Qualifying action in September. Nuno Gomes has been called up by Portugal for the first time in two years as the 35 year old striker winds down his career. This should be Gomes' swan song for the National side. Portugal 21 man squad: Goalies: Eduardo

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Europe has announced the qualifying groups for the World Cup in Brazil for 2014. The winners of the nine groups automatically qualifying while the best eight runners up play a head to head to see which four will also advance to the World Cup. Group A- Croatia, Serbia, Belguim, Scotland, Macedonia, Wales Group B- Italy, Denamrk, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta Group C- Germany,

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Nacional earned a 3-0 home victory in the first leg of their Europa League encounter with Hacken from Sweden. The Madeira side scored three first half goals with Matheus getting a brace and Luis Alberto the other. Guimaraes on the other hand played to a scoreless draw on the road with Midtjylland from Denmark, the Northern Portugal squad will be looking for the victory in their second leg

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Benfica get set to kick off their European campaign at home tomorrow as the face Turkish side Trabzonspor in the first leg of Champions League play. Jorge Jesus has announced a roster of 19 players for the enounter: Goalies- Eduardo, Artur Defense- Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Garay, Emerson, Jardel Midfielders- Ruben Amorim, Javi Garcia, Matic, Bruno Cesar, Pablo Aimar, Enzo Perez, Nolito,

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Benfica have been in touch with Valencia about Portuguese international Ricardo Costa moving to the Eagles on a 1 year loan. The 30 year old central back and former FC Porto player would be making a return to Portugal since being abroad since 2007. Benfica would require a veteran center back with rumours swirling that captain Luisao could be moving to french side Paris St-Germain in the

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Benfica are said to be close to sending striker Alan Kardec to Brazilian side Santos on a season long loan. The 22 year old Brazilian arrived at Benfica in 2010 from Vasco da Game and has scores three goals with the club in 18 league games. The Kardec loan could be a negotiating ploy by Benfica who are in the hunt for talented right back/midfielder Danielo and have placed a $10 million

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The exhibition season is upon us once again as Portuguese clubs get set to start their friendlies after a summer break, upcoming games. July 6/11 FC Porto vs Tourizense July 6/11 Guimaraes vs Brasov (Rom) July 8/11 Seia vs P. Ferreira July 9/11 Beira Mar vs Brasov (Rom) July 9/11 Trofense vs Rio Ave July 9/11 Freamunde vs Braga July 9/11 Benfica vs Nice (Fra) July 9/11 Guimaraes vs Penafiel

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Braga have signed Italian keeper Tommaso Berni to a two year. The 28 year old keeper has moved to the club on a free transfer from Lazio. Berni started his career with Inter before moving to English club Wimbledon but did not see any action until he joined Ternana Calcio in 2003. The keeper spent last season on loan with Salernitana.

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FC Porto have added another keeper to the fold, picking up 30 year old Nacional keeper Rafael Bracali on a free transfer. The Brazilian has been with Nacional since the 2006 season appearing in 104 games. Bracali joins a crowded Porto net with current starter Helton, Beto and Pawel Kieszek all battling for time between the pipes for the Dragons

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PSNL are proud to announce our award winners for the 2010/11 season, after sitting at a desk and discussing our thoughs and reasons behind certain choices we have come down to our conclusion for this seasons award winners. PSNL Portuguese Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) A no brainer as Ronaldo broke the La Liga record for most goals in a year and wins the award for the

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The PSNL fans have spoken and have made their choice for the Portuguese League Player of the Year selecting Porto striker Falcao with 38% of the vote. Falcao was a big part of the undefeated Porto squad to win the league this season. Falcao finished tied for second in scoring during the Portuguese League season behind only his teammate Hulk by 7 goals. Falcao appeared in 22 league games and

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The fans of P.S.N.L have spoken and have given Portuguese National Team captain and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo the Portuguese Player of the Year for the 2010/11 season after another remarkable campaign in which Ronaldo broke the La Liga record for goals in a season and finished the season with 53 goals in all competitions. Benfica youngster and Real Madrid target Fabio Coentrao

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Nuno Gomes' days as a member of Benfica are set to end as the 34 year old captain's contract ends June 30/11 and coach Jorge Jesus has no interest in keeping the striker with the club for next season. Benfica would like to offer Gomes a managerial position with the club but the soon to be 35 year old is looking to play one more season before deciding to hang up his cleats. Gomes looks 

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Portugal have the chance today to make ammends for their poor start to the Euro 2012 campaign as they host Norway at the Estadio da Luz Stadium for top spot in Group H. The Norweigans will prove a tough foe after already handing the Portuguese a 1-0 loss in Norway costing former coach Carlos Queiroz his job. This can all be forgotten today as a win by Portugal will move the squad into a tie

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Benfica have loaned central defender Sidnei to Besiktas for the 2011/12 season. The 21 year old Brazilian appeared in 16 regular season games for the Eagles this past season notching three goals.

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Braga have scooped up Guimaraes' striker Douglas and signed him to a 4 year contract after the striker did not sign back on with Guimaraes. The 25 year old Brazilian scored one goal in the past campaign.

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Portugal coach Paulo Bento has announced his squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifier against Norway. Portugal will be looking to repay the Norwegians back for an earlier loss in Norway 1-0 early in the campaign. The Portuguese would vault themselves into first place in the group with a victory. Portugal Roster: Goalies Eduardo (Genoa), Rui Patricio (Sporting), Hugo Ventura (FC Porto)

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The President of Braga Antonio Salvador has confirmed that former Braga coach Domingos Paciencia is heading to Sporting as the clubs new coach for next season. Salvador spoke to Sport TV and wished Domingos the best in his coaching career but made it clear that he did not wish Sporting any luck in the process.

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Sporting's Abel completed successful surgery to repair his ACL ligament in his right knee, the Sporting defender will remain in hospital until next Friday to recover and should be out of action for at least five months

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Domingos has let it be known to the Portuguese media today that he will be leaving Braga at the conclusion of the season. Domingos who took over Braga's head coach position on June 23, 2009 did not disclose where he may be heading but told reporters that his last game as Braga coach would be the Europa League Final against FC Porto.

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Domingos Braga's head coach received hundreds of congratulations from family, friends and colleagues after his victory Thursday over Benfica and earning Braga their first ever trip to a European Final but one of the more special messages came from the Special One himself Jose Mourinho. Mourinho congratulated Domingos on the great work he has done at Braga and wished him luck in the finals.

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Benfica coach Jorge Jesus has decided to rest players for this weekends encounter against Olhanense. Benfica will travel to Braga to play their second leg of the Europa League semi-final on May 5/11 and with this seasons League Championship already decided he has his focus on a bigger prize. Benfica will sit out Oscar Cardozo, Luisao and Fabio Coentrao on Sunday as the head South to the

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Pablo Aimar spoke earlier today with Radio Argentina FM 103.1 about his future with Benfica and the possible return home this summer to his native land and former team River Plate. The skilled midfielder let it be known that he is very happy at Benfica and is looking to honour the remainder of his contract which expires after the 2012 season. Aimar who turns 32 in November of this year will

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Benfica have defeated Pacos Ferreira 2-1 to win their thrid straight League Cup today in Coimbra. Benfica got first half goals from Jara and Javi Garcia before an own goal by Luisao in the second half cut the lead to one. This made things a bit more interesting at the end but Benfica hung on for the victory.

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Benfica will be looking to rebound after blowing their two goal advantage over Porto early this week and getting knocked out of the Taca de Portugal after reaching the semi-finals. Benfica have won the League Cup twice already in its four year existence, winning the last two years and are looking to make it three straight today as they take on Pacos Ferreira in the final.

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Guimaraes officials are steaming prior to their encounter with Braga as the two clubs meet for their Derby at AXA Stadium in Braga.Guimaraes states that Braga did not provide ticket sales to their supporters in which Braga rebuttaled that Guimaraes had until today to request 4500 tickets and they did not.Braga later let it be known that they will put an additional 1500 tickets on sale in the

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FC Porto continued their undefeated season atop the Portuguese league with a 2-0 victory over Uniao de Leiria in Week 23 action. The win gives Porto a thirteen point lead over second place Benfica with seven games remaining on the season.Porto opened the scoring in the second half when Guarin scored at the 59th minute to give the league leaders the lead, Hulk then converted a penalty kick in

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Portuguese International and Manchester United winger Nani looks to be out for at least four weeks with a nasty leg injury suffered during Manchester's recent game against Liverpool when Jaime Carragher's high tackle cut open Nani's leg so deep it exposed his shinbone.Man U medics are a bit worried as there is a possibility of infection and any complications in his healing could see Nani

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Benfica not only lost their 18 game win streak with the loss to Braga yesterday they also lost three players for their upcoming encounter against Portimonense in Week 23 of the Portuguese League.Benfica will be without the services of Javi Garcia who picked up a red card in the game against Braga as well as Maxi Pereira and Luisao due to yellow cards. Benfica also have Salvio and Gaitan not

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Benfica have won again their 17th straight win in all competitions after defeating cross towm rivals Sporting in the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup 2-1 today.Benfica are heading to their third straight final as the two time defending champs look to capture their third title in the competitions fourth year.Sporting opened the scoring on this day when Helder Postiga's directed in a

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Cristiano Ronaldo looks to be single no more as rumors swirl that the Real Madrid star has asked current girlfriend Russian model Irina Shayk to marry in New York on Valentine's Day.Ronaldo is said to have flown from Spain to New York to have dinner with his girlfriend of 10 months and presented the beauty with a single rose and got down on one new to propose.The rumors state that Shayk was

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FC Porto fans breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday night as the club lost at home in the second leg of the Europa League 1-0 to Sevilla but due to a first leg win of 2-1 in Spain advance to the Round of 16.Luis Fabiano gave the visitors hope when scored the only goal of the game against his former club in the 71st minute but that was all the Spanish club could muster in this encounter.FC

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Benfica and Sporting get set to clash in their famous Lisbon Derby at Alvalade today. Benfica currently sit in second place in the Portuguese League with Sporting in third trailing their cross town rivals by twelve points.Benfica defeated the Lions 2-0 in their first encounter of the season at the Luz but we would have to go back to the 2006/07 season for the Eagles last victory on the road

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Deloitte has released their list of the top earning soccer clubs in the world and for the sixth straight year Real Madrid sit atop the list. The list is revenue made by each team coming from ticket sales, tv contract and merchandise.All Dollars in Euro1. Real Madrid $438.6M2. Barcelona $398.1M3. Man United $349.8M4. Bayern Munich $323.0M5. Arsenal $274.1M6. Chelsea

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Portuguese clubs get set to play in the Europa League Round of 32 matches tomorrow as FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting and Braga will all be in action. Benfica is the lone Portuguese club playing their first leg at home of the four as they host Stuttgart from Germany.FC Porto will make the short trip to Spain to face Sevilla, while Sporting heads to Scotland to take on defending Scottish

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As Liedson wraps up his playing career with Sporting we take a look at the Brazilian turned Portuguese, career in Portugal. Liedson arrived at Sporting from Corinthians in 2003 and has appeared in 214 league games and 311 in all competitions which include the Taca de Portugal, Champions League and Europa League all with Sporting.Liedson turned Portuguese citizen in 2009 and joined the

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Paulo Bento has announced his 20 man squad for the friendly with Argentina in England on February 9th the first time the two countries have played one another in 40 years.Goalkeepers- Eduardo (Genoa), Rui Patricio (Sporting), Ventura (Portimonense)Defenders- Bruno Alves (Zenit), Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid), Rolando (FC Porto), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica), Bosingwa (Chelsea), Joao Pereira (

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Benfica went into the Dragao today and took the first leg victory over FC Porto in the fight for the Taca de Portugal Championship, Benfica got two early goals twenty five minutes into the game from Fabio Coentrao and Javi Garcia and held off the league leaders the rest of the way and with one man short after Coentrao was sent off in the 59th minute for the 2-0 victory. Benfica will now host

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The Winter transfer window has officially closed and we now take a look on a team by team basis of what was completed in Portugal. All figures are in British PoundsFC PortoINKelvin (Parana Club) $1,760,000Juan Iturbe (Quilmes) $1,320,000OUTBruno Moraes (Gloria Bistrita) Free TransferDiego Valeri (Atletico Lanus) Free TransferBenficaINLionel Carole (Nantes) $660,000Jardel (Olhanense)

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Benfica have announced a statement through the Portuguese stock exchange that they have called off talks with Chelsea over central defender David Luiz. The clubs have been in hard negotiations over the past week but were unable to come to an agreement. Benfica also announced that they are happy to be keeping David Luiz with the club.

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Benfica continued their good form as they defeated Rio Ave in Quarter-Final action in the Taca de Portugal and now advance to take on rivals FC Porto in a home and away encounter with the first leg taking place on February 2nd and the second leg on April 19th.Benfica got two goals from striker Oscar Cardozo with the first coming from the penalty spot in the first half and the second late in

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Braga opened up the second half of the Portuguese League with a convincing 3-0 victory over lowly Portimonense as last seasons runner-up looks to regain their form, the victory moved Braga into fifth place in the league.Braga was held by Portimonense to a scoreless first half before Helder Barbosa finally opened up the scoring six minutes into the second half as his low shot evaded the

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Benfica has announced on its Official website the acquisition of Olhanense central defender Jardel Nivaldo Vieira. The 24 year old Brazilian is set to take medical exams in Lisbon and then sign with the club until 2015/16.Jardel has appeared in all 15 games for Olhanense this season scoring one goal and picking up four yellow cards, the acquisition of the central defender looks set to

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Helio Sousa has named his squad for the U19 tournament that will be held in Spain in February. Portugal get set to take on Slovakia, Norway and Sweden on the 7th, 9th and 11th.The squad is:Barcelona (Spain): Luis Gustavo.Belenenses: Adolfo Leite.Benfica: Francisco Junior, Luis Martins, Ruben Pinto.FC Porto: David Bruno, Fabio Nunes, Filipe Barros, Ricardo Ferreira,Tiago Maia.Louletano: Joao

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