THE PALLO – Good news for Rúben Amorim ahead of the derby (Sporting)

THE PALLO – Good news for Rúben Amorim ahead of the derby (Sporting)

The new year could bring good news for Rúben Amorim. Morita is about to receive the green light from the medical department to be reinstated on the roster. According to our newspaper, the Japan international is almost recovered from the muscle strain in his right leg which has prevented him from contributing to the squad … Read more

THE BALL – Unpublished: Norrie beats Nadal and Great Britain leads Spain in the United Cup (Tennis)

THE BALL – Unpublished: Norrie beats Nadal and Great Britain leads Spain in the United Cup (Tennis)

An unprecedented victory by Cameron Norrie over Rafael Nadal on the last day of the calendar year gave the British side a 2-0 lead over Spain in the duel between the two nations in the group stage of the United Cup, a professional competition .mixed event that takes place at the Ken Rosewall Arena, in … Read more

THE BALL – Abel Ferreira returned to where «it all began» and witnessed the victory against Benfica (video) (SC Braga)

THE BALL – Abel Ferreira returned to where «it all began» and witnessed the victory against Benfica (video) (SC Braga)

Abel Ferreira watched, on Friday, the match between SC Braga and Benfica, 14th round of the championship, won by the Minho team (3-0). The current Palmeiras coach, in statements to the Minho media, said he was happy with the ‘return’ to Braga, underlined that it was in the warriors of Minho that “everything started” and … Read more

THE BALL – «We are unable to raise goals» (Fulham)

THE BALL – «We are unable to raise goals» (Fulham)

The Portuguese Marco Silva, manager of Fulham, who with this Saturday’s victory, for the 18th round of the Premier League, against Southampton (2-1) moved up from tenth to seventh place in the standings, praised the team’s performance by Craven Cottage (London) on this day, in which a goal by João Palhinha, almost on the final … Read more

LA PALLA – Out of 30 under 17s, only… 9 have passed the age test (Cameroon)

LA PALLA – Out of 30 under 17s, only… 9 have passed the age test (Cameroon)

The Cameroonian federation had to change 21 of the 30 players called up for the qualifying round of the under-17 CAN. The athletes underwent MRI scans to prove their age, but only nine passed the test. The information was disclosed in a press release by the Cameroonian federation itself, with the aim of removing the … Read more

THE PALLA – Queiroz in the pipeline for the coach (Qatar)

THE PALLA – Queiroz in the pipeline for the coach (Qatar)

The Qatar Football Federation confirmed the departure of Félix Sánchez as head coach on Friday. It was the last day of his contract for the Spaniard, who has led the team for the past five-and-a-half years – he won the Asian Cup in 2019 but fell short at the World Cup, on home soil, with … Read more

THE BALL – «Rusty», Wout Faes makes history for the worst reasons (England)

THE BALL – «Rusty», Wout Faes makes history for the worst reasons (England)

Liverpool’s victory at Anfield against Leicester is a normal result. Just think that in 33 Premier League clashes reds record of 18 wins against nine losses. More: the foxes they have been defeated in 10 of their last 12 visits to the legendary stadium for the championship. What’s so extraordinary about yesterday’s duel in which … Read more

THE BALL – «I don’t know if it was Enzo’s last match with Benfica, let’s see…» (Benfica)

THE BALL – «I don’t know if it was Enzo’s last match with Benfica, let’s see…» (Benfica)

Roger Schmidt left Enzo Fernández’s future open after the Braga match. The Benfica coach has admitted that anything can happen in football, so he hasn’t ruled out the possibility that the Argentine midfielder will be sold in January. “I don’t know if it was Enzo’s last game. He is a great player, since he arrived … Read more

THE BALL – General Otamendi says he is present a month and a half before 35! (Benfica)

THE BALL – General Otamendi says he is present a month and a half before 35!  (Benfica)

Centre-back Nicolás Otamendi will no doubt be in Benfica’s starting line-up defense for this Friday’s game at SC Braga as the Eagles return to the league. If so, the captain of the reds will be the first world champion to take the field after the Qatar championship. Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández could also return to … Read more

THE BALL – How Belenenses paved Pelé’s way to the ’58 World Cup (Brazil)

THE BALL – How Belenenses paved Pelé’s way to the ’58 World Cup (Brazil)

It is from images like this that the film is born Pele – Birth of a legend: Dondinho (the father) is cleaning a public toilet, with Dico (not yet Pelé) helping him – and, suddenly, he exclaims: – If you want to be a professional player, you don’t have to be ashamed of who you … Read more