Fernando Santos, who was the Portuguese national team’s head coach until last month, was named as Poland’s new coach on Tuesday. “From today, I am Polish. I am one of you,” Santos declared at the official […]
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American soccer pioneer Francisco Marcos remains connected from Portugal
From his house on the Portuguese coast, Francisco Marcos looks out on the Atlantic Ocean. A few thousand miles west lies the United States. From his beautiful home, Marcos roams all over Europe, watching soccer. He […]
Watch: A rabona golazo from Portugal
Just when we thought Erik Lamela scored the greatest rabona golazo of the season, Leixoes’ Joca did this in the Portugese second division in a 2-1 loss to Benfica B.
UEFA Nations League: Portugal will host final four after winning group
Portugal became the first team to qualify for the final four of the new UEFA Nations League when it tied Italy, 0-0, at Milan’s San Siro Stadium and clinched the group with a game to spare. […]
World Cup Countdown: Ten Euro 2016 champions miss out in Portugal squad
Eder, who came off the bench to score the winning goal in the Euro 2016 final, is one of 10 players from Portugal’s European Championship team that Coach Fernando Santos did not retainfor the 2018 World […]
What They're Saying: Miguel Miranda
“If a player isn’t performing at the standard we require for their age and their body has stopped developing, then we will release them. We prefer skinny, awkward teens to the finishedproduct at 15. Again, here, […]
U.S. Abroad Tracker (25 and younger): Parks could make league debut for Benfica
Only days after getting his contract extended through 2022, 20-year-old Keaton Parks could debut for Benfica’s first team in the Portuguese Primeira Liga Saturday when it plays Estoril. Parks was called into the first-team squad for […]
Jonathan Gonzalez wins first phase of Mexico's Torneo Apertura
In his first season with Monterrey’s first team, 18-year-old Jonathan Gonzalez won the Torneo Apertura’s first phase on Saturday when the Rayados beat city rival Tigres, 2-0, to clinch thetitle by a five-point margin. Monterrey, which […]
USA-Portugal Takeaways: The kids did all right
The last game of 2017 for the U.S. national team offered promise of a better future, with teenager Weston McKennie’s goal earning a young American team a 1-1 tie with current Europeanchampion Portugal. =”https:> Here are […]
Caixinha's reign at Rangers ends after only seven months
Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha’s seven-month reign as Rangers manager — the second shortest in club history — ended when he was fired after a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock.