Flashback to Boavista 0-4 Sporting in 2004/05 and what was Sporting Clube de Portugal’s almost greatest ever season
04/25/2025

The night José Peseiro’s Liedson-inspired Lions put Boavista to the swordBetween Laszlo Boloni’s record-breaking 2001/02 season – when the Lions did the double – and Ruben Amorim’s first title win, Sporting spent almost two decades watching how their two big rivals, Porto and Benfica, wrapped up all

Second-string Benfica stroll into Portuguese Cup final with 4-0 win over Tirsense
04/24/2025

Benfica made light work of surprise Portuguese Cup semi-finalists Tirsense with a 4-0 win at the Estádio da Luz on Wednesday night, to complete a 9-0 aggregate victory.As in the first leg, Benfica boss Bruno Lage heavily rotated his team with António Silva and Florentino Luís the only players who st

“I suffer more than others” – Milan boss Conceição on reaching Coppa Italia final
04/24/2025

Inter 0-3 Milan (1-4 on aggregate)Sérgio Conceição’s Milan produced a stunning display to book their place in the Coppa Italia final, overcoming Serie A leaders and city rivals Inter at San Siro.Milan have endured a dismal campaign in Italy, which reports suggest has already sealed Conceição’s fate,

“He’s incredibly loved” – Guardiola hails Man City matchwinner Nunes [video]
04/23/2025

Manchester City 2-1 Aston VillaMatheus Nunes was the hero with a last-gasp winner as Manchester City beat Aston Villa to strengthen their hopes of securing Champions League qualification in the Premier League.Bernardo Silva also struck for City, scoring his first goal of 2025, as the outgoing champi

Sporting book Portuguese Cup final date after 2-1 win versus Rio Ave
04/23/2025

A ninth win in 10 games for Sporting saw the Lions qualify for the Portuguese Cup final, the 2-1 victory against Rio Ave tonight completing a 4-1 aggregate triumph.The match was played in Paços de Ferreira following substantial damage to Rio Ave’s stadium in Vila do Conde in the recent storms.Gonçal

“Nuno Mendes is a fighter plane, he made me suffer with Portugal” – PSG boss Luis Enrique
04/22/2025

Nuno Mendes has firmly established himself as one of the best left-backs in Europe this season, putting previous injury issues behind him to star for Paris Saint-Germain in their run to the Champions League semi-finals.As PSG prepare to take on English giants Arsenal later this month, their manager

From poverty to politics, the career of Benfica’s beloved goalkeeper Manuel Bento
04/22/2025

How can you become one of the best goalkeepers in the world at a height of just 173cm (5’7’’)? Nowadays, when we look at goalkeepers, it’s difficult not to be impressed with the height and size of many of the game’s top players in this position. In a sense, it was always a little bit like that.That

PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Coach Vasco Seabra adds to his burgeoning reputation
04/21/2025

Vasco Seabra is the man responsible for the stabilisation of Futebol Clube de Arouca. The latest PortuGOAL Figure of the Week stole a point from SL Benfica at the Estádio da Luz in commendable fashion. A well-worked goal in the latter stages of the occasion where many are prone to panic and bombard

Vitinha: how Portugal midfielder kept believing after struggles under Nuno at Wolves
04/21/2025

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha is widely regarded as one of the finest players in his position across Europe these days, having made himself the heartbeat of Luis Enrique’s side.Indeed, ahead of recent coverage of PSG’s victory over Aston Villa in the Champions League, even William, Prince o

“Ronaldo could start for Portugal at World Cup” – Luís Figo
04/21/2025

Cristiano Ronaldo’s role with Portugal in the lead-up to next summer’s World Cup is likely to be the subject of much debate over the next year.Currently the first-choice striker for Roberto Martínez, Ronaldo has been clear in his aim to represent his country in the United States, by which time he wi