Portugal

Jorge Jesus has welcomed Fenerbahçe’s return to the competition. This Tuesday, the Portuguese coach’s team sealed their passage to the round of 16 of the Cup, beating Istanbulspor 3-1. «We have shown the evolution that the team has had in these five weeks of break. We played a quality match, scored three and it could … Read more

The organizer of the World Cup in Qatar, Hassan Al Thawadi was very satisfied after the end of the competition, stating that it was a success. “It’s been a long 27 days. But I have to say I feel pride, happiness, taste, it far exceeded expectations. The first World Cup in the Middle East, with … Read more

OC Barcelos and Oliveirense joined Valongo in the group stage of the Champions League, whose second and final qualifying stage only excluded HC Braga, relegated to the WSE Cup. In the revamped Champions League group stage, Portugal will be represented by six teams, with OC Barcelos, Oliveirense and Valongo lining up alongside Benfica, FC Porto … Read more

In a publication on social media (he has made many in the last few hours), Nicolás Otamendi, the central defender of Benfica who became world champion with Argentina, highlighted a particular detail of the final, on a personal level, given that he reached a group very number of caps. “Champions of the world. It’s not … Read more

Mariana Machado won São Silvestre de Lisboa in the women’s event and Miguel Marques won the men’s edition. The women started with a lead of 4.26 minutes and Mariana Machado, winner in 2021, athlete of SC Braga, immediately took the lead of the race, doing it almost all alone and finished in 32.53 minutes, ahead … Read more

Gonçalo Ramos, author of the goal in the draw against Moreirense (1-1), ensured that he was focused on Benfica. The striker regrets that the result was not enough to move forward in the League Cup. “We were superior. We tried to score the second goal, we tried to win, but Moreirense deserves it. The goalkeeper … Read more

Óquei Barcelos mourns the death of young Rui Picas, aged just 15, during a scouting activity he attended this Saturday in Igreja Nova, Barcelos. Rui Picas was part of the under 17 team of the Minho group and this Saturday at lunchtime he fell ill. The alert was given at 12:20 and the Barcelos firefighters … Read more

Let’s remember: if Argentina crown themselves world champions this Sunday, in the final with a stop in Lusail, Enzo Fernández and Otamendi will go down in history as the first players to become world champions playing for a national club. There are only five footballers who have played in Portugal with the World Cup in … Read more

BOLA spoke to Vítor Paneira, a former Benfica player, who elects Enzo Fernández as “one of the surprises of the World Cup” and points to Otamendi as “the pillar of the Argentine national team”. «It is curious that all the Benfica players have improved in this World Cup: António Silva, despite playing little, has shown … Read more