A BOLA – Hulk debuts for Atlético Mineiro (video) (Brazil)

A BOLA – Hulk debuts for Atlético Mineiro (video) (Brazil)

The Brazilian striker Hulk scored, this Friday, the first goal with the shirt of Atlético Mineiro, club that hired the former player of FC Porto at ‘zero cost’ after the end of the contract with the Chinese of Shanghai SIPG. With a penalty, Hulk closed the victory of the Rooster over Coimbra, by 3-0, for … Read more

THE BALL – Rafael Leão and Jota dismissed, João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos called (U21)

THE BALL – Rafael Leão and Jota dismissed, João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos called (U21)

Due to absences due to injury from Jota (Valladolid) and Rafael Leão, the under-21 national coach, Rui Jorge, called João Mário (FC Porto) and Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica). The two will join the group announced last week to compete in the group stage of the European category, in Slovenia, from 24 to 31 March. Here is … Read more

THE BALL – «Salah won’t even approach Ramos» (Champions League)

THE BALL – «Salah won’t even approach Ramos» (Champions League)

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League led to a reunion between Real Madrid and Liverpool, with the prospect of a special duel between Sergio Ramos and Mohamed Salah. On May 26, 2018 the two teams played in the final of the competition in Kiev. The meringues won 3-1, but Salah was replaced … Read more

A BOLA – Football and Formula 1 without an audience (Country)

A BOLA – Football and Formula 1 without an audience (Country)

Football matches will continue to be held behind closed doors and the Formula 1 Grand Prix will also not have an audience. The news was posted on the Expresso website and covers its printed edition, today on newsstands. Questioned by the weekly, the Government guaranteed that, until the end of the deflationary period (mid-May), «the … Read more

THE BALL – Atlético elimination causes Barça to lose € 2 million (Barcelona)

THE BALL – Atlético elimination causes Barça to lose € 2 million (Barcelona)

The elimination of Atletico from the Champions League, against Chelsea, made Barcelona lose two million euros, since, in the sale of Luis Suárez to the mattresses, one of the goals that could give a bonus was the passage of Simeone’s team to the quarters at the end. For the transfer, Atletico Madrid paid 5 million … Read more

THE BALL – Lions attentive to Portimonense forward (Sporting)

THE BALL – Lions attentive to Portimonense forward (Sporting)

There are still two months to end the curtain on the 2020/2021 season, a lot is still at stake for Rúben Amorim’s team, such as winning the title and also access to the millions in the Champions League, after winning the League Cup, but in the offices of Alvalade there has been a lot of … Read more

THE BALL – Joe Hart’s gaffe after elimination in the Europa League (photo) (Tottenham)

THE BALL – Joe Hart’s gaffe after elimination in the Europa League (photo) (Tottenham)

Substitute Tottenham goalkeeper Joe Hart was the star of an unusual situation. After the defeat with Dynamo Zagreb (0-3), who dictated the elimination in the round of 16 of the Europa League, the English international made a mistake on social networks. On the official Instagram page, Joe Hart posted a story with the result of … Read more

A BOLA – What is the best opponent for FC Porto? Make your choice (Champions League)

A BOLA – What is the best opponent for FC Porto?  Make your choice (Champions League)

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will take place this Friday in Nyon (Switzerland), starting at 11 am in mainland Portugal. FC Porto, after the brilliant qualification against Juventus, already know which opponents they will be able to find, not least because UEFA did not place any conditions for the draw, either … Read more

THE BALL – «It was the last game that could draw a draw» (Futsal)

THE BALL – «It was the last game that could draw a draw» (Futsal)

Joel Rocha, coach of the Benfica futsal team, analyzed the duel of the 26th matchday with Sporting, a derby that ended with a 1-1 draw. «The result is not what we intended and for which we worked and sought from the first second. But Sporting too. There were two teams that provided a good, competitive … Read more

THE BALL – Bayern beats record attendance in the quarter-finals (Champions League)

THE BALL – Bayern beats record attendance in the quarter-finals (Champions League)

By eliminating Lazio, Bayern became the team with the most appearances in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Altogether, the Germans were 19 times among the eight finalists in the competition. In this way, the Munich team breaks the Barcelona record that, since 1995, the year in which the quarter-finals returned to the Champions format, … Read more