The new refereeing regulations of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) will allow referees to remain active until the age of 50, the chairman of the Arbitration Council (CA), José Fontelas Gomes, confirmed to Lusa. «The referees, nowadays, have a professional longevity that extends for more years, as, incidentally, happens with any athlete. It therefore makes … Read more
Óscar Benítez was arrested on Friday in Argentina, accused of domestic violence with coercion and the use of firearms. The 30-year-old Argentine striker, formerly of Benfica and Sp. Braga (a club for which he was loaned by the reds), was detained by order of the judge after a complaint from his ex-father-in-law and his ex-brother-in-law, … Read more
After refereeing the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City on Tuesday, Artur Soares Dias was the referee appointed to direct the visit of leader Benfica to Portimonense, on the 32nd and penultimate round of the I Liga, at 6 pm on Saturday, informed the Portuguese Football Federation, earlier … Read more
The 56th edition of the Rally de Portugal starts this Thursday and runs until Sunday. After the Monte Carlo Rally, Sweden, Mexico and Croatia, Portugal receives the fifth scoring race for the World Rally Championship (WRC), out of a total of 13. In all, there are 19 stages between the 11th and 14th of May, … Read more
Benfica SAD communicated to the CMVM that it had increased the amount of the «Benfica SAD 2023-2026» bond loan from 40 to 50 million euros, launching another 2 million bonds on the market, for a total of 10 million with a nominal unit value of 5 euros. Remember that the incarnated company could increase the … Read more
David Simão, Arouca player, speaking to Sport TV, after the defeat, at home, against FC Porto (0-1), in a game of the 31st round of the League: FC Porto’s goal before the break, was it decisive? – Yes, I think it could have been more of us, because until the FC Porto goal we could … Read more
Oliveirense stamped their passage to the semi-finals of the Roller Hockey Champions League, after beating the holder of the trophy, Trissino, this Friday, by 3-1, on penalties, after equality (5-5) at the end of the extension. After recovering from four disadvantages against the Italians, Oliveira de Azeméis’ team took the lead for the first time … Read more
Fonte do Bastardo beat Benfica 3-2 in the fourth game of the final of the national volleyball championship, which will be decided in a fifth and final match in Luz. The reds, who had turned the final with two wins at Luz after defeating in Terceira Island in game 1 by 3-2, returned to Complexo … Read more
Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag came to the defense of footballer Bruno Fernandes after the 1-0 win against Aston Villaon Sunday, saying that the Portuguese’s leadership is unquestionable. “He is resistant. A couple of weeks ago they questioned his leadership, which was crazy, because he is a great leader», said Ten Hag, to the … Read more
Real Madrid lost, but that didn’t mean Barcelona took advantage: in fact, the leader of the Spanish championship did the same and lost in the trip to Rayo Vallecano’s ground, by 2-1. Álvaro García opened the scoring for the team from Vallecas in the 19th minute and at the start of the second half, taking … Read more