A BOLA – Advances contestation by Rúben Amorim (Sporting)

A BOLA – Advances contestation by Rúben Amorim (Sporting)

The rejection by the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) of the appeal presented by Sporting following the punishment applied to the coach of the main team, Rúben Amorim, is at the origin of the challenge that the lions are preparing for present to the Arbitration Court for Sport (TAD), which aims … Read more

THE BALL – Italian press announces Ronaldo’s desire to return to Man. United (Juventus)

THE BALL – Italian press announces Ronaldo’s desire to return to Man. United (Juventus)

The Italian newspaper ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ said in this Friday’s edition that Cristiano Ronaldo is considering returning to Manchester United next season. Write that diary that the 36-year-old Portuguese international is willing to reduce the salary he earns at Juventus – estimated at around € 31 million a year – to make his return to … Read more

THE BALL – «FC Porto is this, mystique is this: it is Pepe» (FC Porto)

THE BALL – «FC Porto is this, mystique is this: it is Pepe» (FC Porto)

Sérgio Conceição, coach of FC Porto, was invited to comment on Pepe’s performance against V. Guimarães and left praise for the center: «I have great pleasure in training Pepe. Of all the colleagues I had and there were many in many clubs, Pepe is the most competitive and professional player I have worked with. The … Read more

BOLA – Bruno Fernandes imposes condition to renew contract (Manchester United)

BOLA – Bruno Fernandes imposes condition to renew contract (Manchester United)

Bruno Fernandes still has a contract with Manchester United until 2025, but the direction of the club has already advanced with a renewal proposal, waving to the Portuguese international with salary improvement. The British newspaper The Sun reveals that the offer to the player foresees an increase to 200 thousand pounds (about 231 thousand euros) … Read more

A BOLA – Message from Bale to Mourinho? (Tottenham)

A BOLA – Message from Bale to Mourinho?  (Tottenham)

Tottenham hosted and beat Southampton 2-1 in the first game after José Mourinho left. Gareth Bale scored the goal that kicked off the Spurs. At the end of the match, the Welsh winger praised the team’s reaction in the second half, merit of the speech by Ryan Mason, the interim coach, at the break. «We … Read more

THE BALL – Only four times worse and the worst with … Jesus (Benfica)

THE BALL – Only four times worse and the worst with … Jesus (Benfica)

The defeat of Benfica, on Saturday, with Gil Vicente (1-2), at Estádio da Luz, stopped a series of six consecutive victories in the championship and allowed the distance between Sporting and FC Porto, now with 12 and six points of advantage, respectively in the first and second places. And it accentuated, even more, the bad … Read more

BOLA – Carvalhal explains why he is “completely against” the European Super League (SC Braga)

BOLA – Carvalhal explains why he is “completely against” the European Super League (SC Braga)

The coach of SC Braga believes that the creation of the European Super League will accentuate the differences between the richest and the poorest clubs, being therefore against the recently announced event. «When we want to study society, just look at football. This is a sign that has been given on a global scale in … Read more

THE BALL – All nominations for the 28th round (Arbitration)

THE BALL – All nominations for the 28th round (Arbitration)

The Arbitration Council of the Portuguese Football Federation announced the nominations for the matches of the 28th round of the League. Here are the nominations: Tuesday, April 20: Paços de Ferreira – Farense, 20 hoursReferee: Manuel MotaAssistants: Jorge Fernandes and Luciano Maia4th referee: David SilvaVAR: Luís FerreiraAVAR: Inácio Pereira Wednesday, April 21: Santa Clara – … Read more

BOLA – SAD needs € 38 million in capital gains on transfers (FC Porto)

BOLA – SAD needs € 38 million in capital gains on transfers (FC Porto)

After more than 75 million euros raised in monetary prizes in this edition of the Champions League, Fernando Gomes starts to do accounts in the second half of the year for the 2020/2021 season and ensures that SAD will have to do at least 38 million euros in capital gains from the sale of player … Read more

BOLA – Tottenham president talks about Mourinho’s departure (Tottenham)

BOLA – Tottenham president talks about Mourinho’s departure (Tottenham)

Daniel Levy, president of Tottenham, spoke to the club’s website about the departure of José Mourinho from Spurs’ technical command. «José and his technical team were with us in some of our most challenging moments as a club. José is a true professional, who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level, I … Read more