Veteran Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his country into the 2026 World Cup this summer after coach Roberto Martinez named the 41-year-old in his squad on Tuesday. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star, now at Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, is set to appear at a record sixth World Cup. Portugal and […]
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Queiroz aims to raise bar for Ghana ahead of World Cup
Newly-appointed Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz said Thursday that leading the Black Stars at the 2026 World Cup will be “the biggest challenge” of his career. The arrival of the veteran Portuguese coach, who oversaw Iran at the 2022 World Cup and also spent a season at Real Madrid, has sparked a frenzy among Ghana fans, […]
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World Cup Countdown: Carlos Queiroz in, Hervé Renard out
How much time does a coach have to have with a national team before he takes it to the World Cup? Not that much, it seems. In April alone, two finalists have made coaching changes. Ghana hired 73-year-old Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz to replace Otto Addo after the Black Stars lost to Austria 5-1 and Germany 2-1 in March. […]
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Game Report: USA-Portugal Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
The United States closed out the March international window with a 2-0 loss to Portugal.
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Portugal, even without Cristiano Ronaldo, provided a perfect pre-World Cup test for the USMNT
A Puerto Rican couple had traveled from San Juan to Atlanta even though the wife said she was “scared” to visit the United States, because of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That Puerto Ricans are citizens of the United States offered little sense of security, because “people don’t seem to know that.” But a […]
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Portugal downs USA 2-0 as World Cup hosts again fail to shine
Bruno Fernandes picked apart the United States defense to hand Portugal a 2-0 win Tuesday over the World Cup hosts, who again failed to deliver against top-tier opponents ahead of this summer’s tournament. Manchester United playmaker Fernandes had two assists, setting up Francisco Trincao with a cool backheel, before finding a totally unmarked Joao Felix […]
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Portugal’s Roberto Martinez says don’t judge teams in March
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez, ahead of its Tuesday night game against the USA, said not to judge the USMNT by its 5-2 loss on Saturday against Belgium.
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Soccer America Trivia contest #8
Congratulations to Kevin Leahy on being selected randomly as the winner of Soccer America Trivia contest #8. Kudos to Nicholas Concilio, Jon Katz, Doug Kidd, Stan Kuff, Liam Ryan and Kevin Sims for also correctly answering all five questions. Trivia contest #81️⃣ At what World Cup did Portugal achieve its highest finish? 19662️⃣ Which player has scored the most […]
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Injured Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Portugal friendlies against USA and Mexico
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently nursing a hamstring injury, was on Friday left out of the Portugal squad to play pre-World Cup friendlies against tournament co-hosts Mexico and the United States later this month. The 41-year-old has not played for his Saudi club Al-Nassr since the end of February but Portugal coach Roberto Martinez […]
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Sporting Lisbon thrash Bodo/Glimt to reach Champions League quarters
Sporting Lisbon made an impressive comeback to hammer Norwegian giantkillers Bodo/Glimt 5-0 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals 5-3 on aggregate. After a 3-0 last 16 first leg defeat last week north of the Arctic Circle, Sporting produced a ruthless display in Portugal to book a spot in the last eight for the […]