New Wolves boss Pereira to “guide players like a tactical GPS” in fight for Premier League survival
12/20/2024

Vítor Pereira took his first training session and press conference in England today, having been announced as new boss of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday afternoon.Pereira has signed an 18-month deal at Molineux to replace Gary O’Neil, who was sacked earlier this week with the team five points f

Ángel Di María at the double as Benfica beat Nacional 2-0 in Madeira
12/19/2024

Benfica beat Nacional 2-0 to move one point behind Sporting Clube de Portugal who occupy top spot in the Primeira Liga. It was one way traffic in Madeira with Lucas França making four saves in the first half, the pick of the bunch to deny Nicolás Otamendi from point blank range.The fog threatened to

Vitória’s greatest European night: downing Carlo Ancelloti’s mighty Parma
12/19/2024

On the day Vitória wind up the league phase of what has been a brilliant UEFA Conference League campaign against Italian opposition, Fiorentina, PortuGOAL’s resident football historian Miguel Lourenço Pereira looks back at the northern club’s most memorable achievement in European club competition.T

Sporting progress in Portuguese Cup after 2-1 extra-time victory over Santa Clara
12/19/2024

Can João Pereira yet make it as a successful Sporting Clube de Portugal coach? Ruben Amorim’s under-pressure successor has followed a 4-game losing run by guiding his team to two hard-fought and nervy wins, against Boavista in the Liga on Saturday, and versus Santa Clara in the Portuguese Cup tonigh

PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Gustavo Sá gives another demonstration of a brilliant future
12/19/2024

Twenty is the magic number for Futebol Clube de Famalicão. Debutant manager Hugo Oliveira (Ex-Fulham) took charge of his first game in charge of Famalicão after 20 years as an assistant and goalkeeping coach.As has happened so often in the recent past, 20-year-old Gustavo Sá had a crucial part to pl

Liga II roundup: Tondela march on as leading trio all win
12/17/2024

The 14th round of the Segunda Liga brought us no surprises whatsoever. The top three teams, Tondela, Penafiel and Torreense all racked up victories by at least a two-goal margin.Nevertheless, this round brought us some interesting movements in the promotion race as the top teams start to create a ga

Portuguese Abroad goals round up: Jota back with crucial equaliser; Ramos scores again for PSG; Bruno decisive from penalty spot [VIDEO]
12/17/2024

Portugal forwards Diogo Jota and Gonçalo Ramos were on the scoresheet this weekend as they both look to overcome injury-affected starts to the season. In arguably the weekend’s most high-profile match, Bruno Fernandes struck from the penalty spot as Manchester United edged rivals Manchester City.Els

The six mistakes made by João Pereira in the post-Amorim era
12/17/2024

Sporting managed to win 3-2 against Boavista at the weekend. Even though the Lions put an end to the four-match losing streak, the victory against the Panteras Negras was not convincing at all.José Ricardo Leite lists half a dozen crucial mistakes made by João Pereira, which combined are making the

Porto see off Estrela da Amadora 2-0 at the Estádio do Dragão
12/17/2024

FC Porto clocked up a routine home win against ten-man Estrela da Amadora to move back up to second place in the standings. Nico González guided the ball home with a low right-foot shot from a corner to give Porto an early lead.Estrela’s slim chances of getting back into the game all but ended in th

Amorin says more belief was the key after United stun City in Manchester derby [video]
12/16/2024

Manchester City 1-2 Manchester UnitedRúben Amorin secured the biggest victory of his tenure at Manchester United so far on Sunday afternoon, after the Red Devils staged a sensational late comeback to beat local rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, in a match littered with Portuguese protago