Forest continue dream season under Nuno with victory over Amorim’s United
04/02/2025

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest’s fairytale season continues after Nuno Espírito Santo’s side earned a hard-fought victory over Manchester United and Rúben Amorim to strengthen their position in 3rd place in the Premier League.Forest, who booked their place in the FA Cup sem

Liga II roundup: Vizela and Vonic continue to impress
04/01/2025

It’s getting to crunch time in the Liga II promotion race. Tondela and Vizela are in the box seat in the two automatic promotion spots with seven matches remaining, but Alverca have not given up the chase.As we approach the end of the season, both the promotion and relegation battles are getting tig

Portuguese Abroad goals round-up:  Rafa, Gedson inspire Beşiktaş to Istanbul derby win; Ramos, Neves on target for PSG; Nuno Moreira scores in Brazil; Jota, Chiquinho among goals
04/01/2025

The Turkish title race was thrown open this weekend, with José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce given renewed hope after champions Galatasaray were beaten by Besiktas. There were Portuguese to thank for the result, with Rafa Silva and Gedson Fernandes getting the goals for Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to reduce

Brasileirão wrap: Jardim starts with win; Abel and Paiva share the spoils, Pepa’s Sport hold São Paulo; Nuno Moreira goal helps Vasco see off Caixinha’s Santos
03/31/2025

The new Campeonato Brasileiro 2025 got underway this weekend, with Leonardo Jardim marking his debut in the top flight by guiding Cruzeiro to victory. Meanwhile, last season’s top 2 each had a Portuguese on the bench as Abel Ferreira’s Palmeiras were held to a goalless draw by champions Botafogo, no

Rodrigo Mora magic earns Porto 2-1 win at Estoril
03/30/2025

A piece of technical brilliance from teenager Rodrigo Mora proved the difference as Porto ran out 2-1 winners at Estoril this afternoon.Two penalties, converted by Begraoui and Samu, saw the teams go into the interval all square after a cagey opening 45 minutes of few chances. Both sides looked more

Estrela 0-3 Sporting: Gyökeres brace, Quenda goal keeps up title charge
03/29/2025

It was an ugly game of football in Amadora tonight, but Sporting fans won’t worry about that as the reigning Portuguese champions responded to Benfica’s 3-0 victory at Gil Vicente yesterday with an away win by the same scoreline.Sporting, with all five first-choice midfielders out injured or suspend

Benfica brush aside Gil Vicente 3-0 to draw level with Sporting
03/28/2025

Benfica continued their strong domestic form with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Gil Vicente in Barcelos tonight. The result was never in doubt from the moment man-of-the-match Fredrik Aursnes put the Eagles ahead midway through the first half with a clinical finish after a fine team move.Andrea B

Player profile: Fernando Gomes, the greatest ever striker born in Portugal
03/27/2025

Few forwards who strolled around the pitches of Portuguese football have been so elegant, so clinical, so unique. Fernando Gomes was one of a kind. One of the first wonderkids of FC Porto, the club he supported from which he departed to later come back only to leave in disarray, Gomes was also the s

“Mourinho asked me ‘Why are you useless?'" France legend Varane reflects on Mourinho’s guidance at Real Madrid
03/27/2025

France and Real Madrid legend Raphaël Varane has been speaking about his experience working under José Mourinho at the Santiago Bernabeu as a young player.Varane, who retired earlier this season after injury problems, sat down alongside another former Mourinho charge, Lassana Diarra, on a French sho

Portugal’s Parisian quartet firing PSG to new heights and fuelling hopes of Seleção glory
03/26/2025

For decades, Paris was the city with the highest population of Portuguese citizens outside of Lisbon such were the endless swathes of emigrants making their way from a poverty-stricken Portugal under dictatorship to “the city of light”. Today, the French capital remains a big attraction for another