The women’s team saw the training plans changed in New Zealand due to the passage of cyclone Gabrielle and, as expected, they did not train again this Monday, as they prepare to dispute the intercontinental play-off for access to the World Championship. World of 2023. Carolina Mendes, forward from SC Braga, commented on the constraints, … Read more
The Italian referee Davide Massa was appointed by UEFA to referee Benfica’s visit to Club Brugge’s ground, in a match for the round of 16 of the Champions League, on Wednesday. Massa has never refereed a Benfica game. The refereeing team is, moreover, all Italian: Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio will be the assistants, with … Read more
Benfica received and beat V. Guimarães this Sunday by 6-0 in the 3rd round of the final phase (Apuramento de Campeão) of the beginners’ championship. At half-time, the reds were already leading by 5-0 and the visitors always showed many difficulties in reaching the reds’ goal. Tomás Soares scored a ‘hat trick’ and was the … Read more
Benfica’s refereeing criticism, SC Braga’s praise. António Salvador, president of the Arsenalistas, also spoke after the match that qualified for the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup. «It was a fair victory, we knew it was going to be difficult but the players are to be congratulated. There were three great teams on the field: SC … Read more
This Wednesday, Guilherme Silva signed a professional contract with Sporting, after two and a half years at the Academy, where he arrived from AD Oeiras. Last season, the 17-year-old central defender was national youth champion and this season he has been playing in the next level, the juniors, where he has played 10 games for … Read more
Wissam Bem Yedder is being accused of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than 40 thousand euros, as well as falsifying the documentation that corresponds to the 2017 income tax return, which coincides with the striker’s passage through Seville, with the aim of hiding some benefits, such as sponsorship with the sports brand Adidas. … Read more
Igor Tudor, coach of Marseille, revealed that left-back Nuno Tavares will miss the meeting with Paris Saint-Germain, on Wednesday night, counting for the round of 16 of the French Cup. The Portuguese winger is dealing with a muscle problem in one thigh and will be absent from the pitch for “one to two weeks”, as … Read more
The Brazilian Luiz Gustavo, now Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate at Al Nassr, assumed that the team is experiencing problems since the arrival of the Portuguese international. «Certainly, the presence of Cristiano [Ronaldo] makes things more difficult for us, since all teams want to play against him as best as possible and everyone feels that motivation», said … Read more
Further and further away from renewing contract. This is how Rafael Leão’s situation at Milan is guaranteed by the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, after the player has been a substitute in the last two games for the Rossoneri. The offer considered insufficient by the 23-year-old player (salary of 6.5 million euros and release clause … Read more
Pedro Guerra, former content director at BTV, again failed to appear at the Bolhão Court, in Porto, to respond to the defamation lawsuit filed against him by the dragons for statements produced in 2018. “When people lie or say, as he peremptorily said, that he was sure [do que defendia] and now it does not … Read more