Benfica appointed Jose Mourinho as its coach, returning to work in his native Portugal 21 years after leaving Porto for Chelsea.
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World Cup 2026 Qualifying: Poignant Portugal cruises, England unbeaten
Cristiano Ronaldo helped an emotional Portugal enjoy a perfect start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as Thomas Tuchel’s uninspiring England remained unbeaten on Saturday.
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World Cup 2026 Qualifying: European heavyweights belatedly enter fray
With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent’s other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
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What They’re Saying: Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho often spoke of how highly he regarded Jorge Costa, his captain on Porto’s 2004 Champions League winners, as a leader and used him as the example of the importance of a leader as opposed to a captain.
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USWNT’s first fall dates announced
The USA will play two women’s friendly matches against Portugal followed by a match against an opponent to be determined during the three-game October window in the FIFA women’s calendar.
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Reggie Cannon and QPR win CAS appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of U.S. defender Reggie Cannon and his former club, Queens Park Rangers, in their legal dispute involving Cannon’s former Portuguese team, Boavista.
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Mourners pay tribute to Diogo Jota and André Silva in Portugal
Dozens of Portuguese from the president to a childhood friend grieved for Diogo Jota in his hometown on Friday after the Liverpool star and his brother’s death in a car crash.
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Euro 2025: Spain thumps grieving Portugal to make statement
Spain showed why they are favorites to win Women’s Euro 2025 by hammering Portugal 5-0 in their Group B opener on Thursday, as both teams paid tribute to Portuguese men’s international Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash. The world champions were two ahead inside seven minutes in Bern thanks to goals from […]
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Diogo Jota: ‘Extraordinary person’
Diogo Jota was quickly hailed by the Liverpool support as “better than (Luis) Figo” and the shocking death of the Portuguese international on Thursday has left the English champions in mourning.
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NWSL: Expansion Legacy hires Benfica coach Filipa Patão
Boston Legacy FC, which will join the NWSL in 2026, has hired 36-year-old Portuguese Filipa Patão as its head coach.