THE BALL – Eintracht Frankfurt surpasses Benfica in the club ranking (UEFA)
As a result of the victory in the Europa League final, Eintracht Frankfurt rose one position in the UEFA club rankings, now occupying 26th place, a position previously occupied by Benfica. The reds thus fall to 27th place, ahead of Sporting (28th). FC Porto maintains the 16th place in a week in which there are […]
THE BALL – João Almeida maintains third place in the Giro (Cycling)
The Italian Stefano Oldani (Alpecin) won this Thursday the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Italia, between Parma and Genoa, beating compatriot Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché) in the sprint. Behind the Dutch Gijs Leemreize (Jumbo Visma), with the trio completing a successful break, ahead of a group of 4, and 8 minutes ahead of the pack. […]
THE BALL – Will Roger Schmidt succeed at Benfica? Vote (Benfica)
Benfica has just officially signed the German coach Roger Schmidt for two seasons. The former PSV Eindhoven coach succeeds Nélson Veríssimo, who had joined the team after Jorge Jesus left at the end of December. Now that the process is formalized, we want to know your opinion about the eagles bet. Will Roger Schmidt succeed […]
BOLA – FC Porto sets conditions by João Victor (FC Porto)
The consultation made by FC Porto by central João Victor, from Corinthians, will only result in an effective negotiation if the São Paulo emblem lowers the financial requirements. The team wants 15 million euros for the 23-year-old footballer, a highly inflated amount, even considering the talent that is recognized in the player. FC Porto could […]
THE BALL – The ‘garage case’ and the risk of Conceição at the bank in Jamor (FC Porto)
Sérgio Conceição will be able to sit on the bench at Jamor’s game and guide the FC Porto team in the Portuguese Cup final. The so-called ‘garage case’ will have an important stage today, with the hearing of the three accused Porto fans – Vítor Baía, advisor Rui Cerqueira and the coach – by the […]
THE BALL – Membership card with image of Paulo Futre (video) (Atlético Madrid)
Atlético Madrid announced that all membership cards for the 2022/23 season will have the image of Paulo Futre. A tribute to the former Portuguese international, a legend of the Spanish club who in the past has already highlighted other mythical figures in the universe in this initiative. mattress such as Jose Eulogio Garate, Luis Aragonés […]
THE BALL – Schmidt is still ‘shy’ about Benfica: «What am I going to do? I don’t know… First dinner» (PSV Eindhoven)
PSV posted a farewell message yesterday on social media and also released an interview in which the coach, who was second with the team in the Dutch league, just two points behind Ajax (who won the competition), looked back the two seasons he spent at the Eindhoven club; without, however, mentioning Benfica yet, with whom […]
BOLA – FC Porto and Sporting contribute 12 thousand euros in fines (Liga)
FC Porto and Sporting contributed a little more than 12 thousand euros to the League’s coffers, following fines imposed by the Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for incorrect behavior by the public in their matches of the last round of the championship. The Porto players were fined 7,010 euros for having […]
A BOLA – Player accused of trying to attack the referee is already sentenced (Brazil)
The final of the Pernambuco championship, in early May, was marked by a moment in which a Náutico player almost attacked the referee after being sent off after 22 minutes of play. Alerted by VAR and after seeing an aggression against a player from Retrô, judge Deborah Correia showed Jean Carlos the red card, who […]
THE BALL – Gundogan authorized to look for new club (Manchester City)
Despite being one of Pep Guardiola’s most used players, Manchester City’s management will have given Ilkay Gundogan the freedom to look for another club now, despite having another year on his contract. According to the newspaper Daily Mailthe 31-year-old, who was Guardiola’s first signing in 2016, has been informed that his contract will not be […]