Sporting Lisbon, Cristiano Ronaldo‘s former club, was a minute away from beating Real Madrid when Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata broke Lisbonite hearts with goals to give the defendingchampion a 2-1 win in their UEFA Champions League opener.
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WCQ: Portugal loses, France draws in openers
European champion Portugal opened its World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign on Tuesday with a 2-0 loss at 10-man Switzerland. Euro 2016 runner-up France could only manage a 0-0 draw at Belarus in itsopening qualifier. Breel Embolo, 19, put Switzerland ahead while Admir Mehmedi added to the Swiss lead six minutes later. Portugal was missing injured […]
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Leicester City pays club record fee for Slimani
For the third time this summer, Leicester City broke its record for the highest transfer fee, signing 28-year-old Algerian Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon for a fee believed to be $38million. Earlier deals brought French midfielder Nampalys Mendy (Nice) and Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) to the Foxes.
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Barcelona wins Andre Gomes sweepstakes
Andre Gomes is switching Spanish clubs, but his new club is not the one many expected. Barcelona has reportedly agreed to a $40 million transfer for the 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder,beating out Real Madrid.
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Portugal rewards Fernando Santos with contract extension
Fernando Santos, who led Portugal to the Euro 2016 championship, was rewarded with a new contract that will keep him in charge through Euro 2020. He took over in September 2014 after Portugalfailed to get back the first round at the 2014 World Cup, where he lost out to the USA for second place on […]
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Portugal: Soccer's greatest 'small' country
By Mike Woitalla Perhaps because Portugal has fielded some of the greatest players ever to grace a soccer field — Eusebio, Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo –it’s easy to forget that Portugal is an overachiever in the soccer world. Before the 2014 World Cup, then Portugal coach Paulo Bento pointed out that, with a populationof only […]
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Santos: 'We were as simple as doves and wise as serpents'
Coach Fernando Santos praised goalscorer Eder and injured star Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal won its first European title. “He told me he would score when Isent him on,” said Santos, whose side won only once in 90 minutes all tournament. “The ugly duckling went and did just that. Now he’s a beautiful swan. As for […]
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Pepe: Portugal wins Euros for Cristiano Ronaldo
Pepe returned from injury to be named Man of the Match in the Euro 2016 final, but the Portuguese defender said he and his teammates were motivated to win Portugal’s title for his Real Madridteammate Cristiano Ronaldo, who was injured in the first half. “It was tough because we lost our main man,” Pepe said. […]
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Newark mayor joins in Portuguese celebrations
Portugal’s European Championship victory was celebrated in Portuguese communities around the world. Traffic advisories were issued in Toronto because of fan celebrations. Hundreds of fans packed theIronbound streets of Newark, New Jersey, to celebrate the overtime win over France. Among them was Newark mayor Ras Baraka.
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France blows chance to rescue Euro 2016
Portugal didn’t win a game in the group stage of Euro 2016 and led only once in seven games after 90 minutes and for all of 73 of the 720 minutes it played. It lost its best player, CristianoRonaldo, in the first half of the final. Improbably, it won its first European Championship with a […]