THE BALL – Kane: «A striker goes through moments like this» (England)

THE BALL – Kane: «A striker goes through moments like this» (England)

After six unmarked games with the English national team and 500 days since he had won in November 2019, Harry Kane found his way back to goal, this Sunday, in England’s victory against Albania, qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. «A striker has to be prepared to go through moments like this, where things don’t … Read more

THE BALL – «Vanderlei arrived, took the beer … then took the wine …» (Spain)

THE BALL – «Vanderlei arrived, took the beer … then took the wine …» (Spain)

The ESPN channel produced a documentary about Real Madrid called «Galáticos», having interviewed several former players from the past few years. One of them was the Brazilian Roberto Carlos, who was trained by compatriot Vanderlei Luxemburgo [esteve no Real entre 2004 e 2006], and now told what went wrong … “He came from a South … Read more

THE BALL – Conceição already wanted Herrera in the summer (FC Porto)

THE BALL – Conceição already wanted Herrera in the summer (FC Porto)

FC Porto is in the process of concluding the hiring of Stephen Eustáquio, midfielder of P. Ferreira and Canadian international, but that does not prevent him from evaluating more solutions with similar profiles for the midfield, where, currently, the pair Sérgio Oliveira / Uribe it has no rivals to match. In Spain, the name of … Read more

BOLA – Pinto Lisboa removes insolvency (Vitória de Guimarães)

BOLA – Pinto Lisboa removes insolvency (Vitória de Guimarães)

Miguel Pinto Lisboa, chairman of the Board of Directors of SAD do Vitória, announced, in an interview with Jornal de Notícias, that the company D20 Sports, of the former Portuguese international Deco, has given up on the execution and insolvency proceedings of the Minho company. According to the director, “the credits of all intermediaries”, even … Read more

THE BALL – Alarm for Mourinho: Kane’s continuity “is a complicated matter” (Tottenham)

THE BALL – Alarm for Mourinho: Kane’s continuity “is a complicated matter” (Tottenham)

Key to José Mourinho at Totenham, Harry Kane did not ensure continuity at the club next season. In an interview with Telegraph, the striker postpones a decision on the future until after the European Championship. «It is a complicated question to answer at this point. The most important thing is to focus completely on what … Read more

THE BALL – LaMarcus Aldridge will join the Brooklyn Nets (NBA)

THE BALL – LaMarcus Aldridge will join the Brooklyn Nets (NBA)

The Brooklyn Nets secured, this Sunday, the signing of the LaMarcus Aldridge pole, 35 years old, who in the last days had terminated the contract with the San Antonio Spurs, the team he represented since 2015. Over five and a half seasons, Aldridge managed 19.5 points and 8 rebounds per game. The seasoned pole will … Read more

THE BALL – «Nuno Mendes won’t stay at Sporting for a long time» (Sporting)

THE BALL – «Nuno Mendes won’t stay at Sporting for a long time» (Sporting)

Nuno Mendes has asserted himself as one of the undisputed talents this season at Sporting, so there are many eyes pointed in his direction, making it difficult for the Leon club to hold him even next season. Mendes, recently called to the national team, was recently distinguished by the Goal website as one of the … Read more

THE BALL – João Moutinho outside Serbia-Portugal (Selection)

THE BALL – João Moutinho outside Serbia-Portugal (Selection)

João Moutinho did not train yesterday with the National Team and is a confirmed low for this Saturday’s game against Serbia, in Belgrade, the second in the qualifying phase for the World-2022. The Wolverhampton player was not seen during the 15 minutes of the session open to the media yesterday. He started in the game … Read more

THE BALL – Samaris with a future at risk in Luz (Benfica)

THE BALL – Samaris with a future at risk in Luz (Benfica)

Andreas Samaris, 31, underwent surgery on the right Achilles tendon yesterday and is no longer playing this season. The recovery will take at least three months and the Greek international midfielder also has the start of the next season compromised. Probably even more than that. Samaris’ future at Benfica is at risk and continuity will … Read more

BOLA – Cape Verde wins and further complicates the accounts of the Mambas (CAN)

BOLA – Cape Verde wins and further complicates the accounts of the Mambas (CAN)

The Cape Verde national team beat Cameroon 3-1 on Friday, in a match for the 5th and penultimate round of the F-qualifying group for CAN-2021. The Blue Sharks took a precious step towards CAN – goals from Kuca (U. Leiria), Bagnack’s own goal and Ryan Mendes (Al Nasr), after Malong scored first for Cameroon – … Read more