FC Porto’s communication director, Francisco J. Marques, resorted to social networks to accuse Casa Pia’s assistant coach, Vasco Matos, of having been the cause of the confusion between the two benches in this Sunday’s game, at Estádio do Dragão , sharing a video of the behavior of Filipe Martins’ deputy. Benfica is also targeted. «Vasco … Read more
The FC Porto – Casa Pia break, this Sunday, was particularly long (22 minutes, see associated news), given the delay of the dragons in returning from the changing rooms, and even Lucas Veríssimo’s wife rose up on social networks. «Is it still early?????», wrote Amanda Vreríssimo, a teammate of the Benfica centre-back. It’s still early?????? … Read more
Benfica B beat Feirense (2-1), in a match for the 32nd and antepenultimate round of Liga 2, held earlier this Saturday afternoon, at the Marcolino de Castro Stadium, in Santa Maria da Feira. The triumph of the young eagles is synonymous with guaranteed permanence in the second tier of Portuguese football next season. The first … Read more
After completing his second season in the NBA, Neemias Queta explains what has changed since the day he was chosen by the Sacramento Kings in the 2021 draft. “I was very emotional at the time. I’m a different Nehemiah on the field, but off the field I manage to keep the essence and the same … Read more
It started out as a rumour, but it’s on its way to becoming a reality very soon. Lionel Messi’s transfer to Al Hilal is close to taking place after, in recent days, as A BOLA found out, club and player have reached an agreement on the salary to be earned by the PSG striker who … Read more
This Friday, Pep Guardiola made a preview of Manchester City’s visit to Everton, on the 36th round of the Premier League, scheduled for 2 pm on Sunday, confessing that he did not understand the reason for Real Madrid, opponents in the Liga dos Champions and who plays on Saturday for La Liga, have one more … Read more
Edgardo Lasalvia, former agent of Darwin Núñez, recalled the separation with the Uruguayan striker from Liverpool, who passed through Benfica. “I didn’t get a chance to talk to Darwin. I found out when he came with six bodyguards and didn’t want to do interviews at the airport. I had sent a guy from the company … Read more
After Botafogo’s 3-0 victory over Corinthians, Botafogo left-back Marçal – who played for Torreense, Nacional and Benfica in Portugal, criticized the recurring betting scheme in Brazil and revealed he had already been approached by a fan through the social networks to manipulate results. «In my case, it was last year against Flamengo, when I received … Read more
Present at the launch of the book ‘We are all part – 10 years of opinion’, by Luciano Gonçalves, president of the Portuguese Association of Football Referees (APAF), Frederico Varandas fought for a «deep reform» in refereeing to avoid the referee conditioning. «As president of Sporting, I defend a truly independent refereeing class, and when … Read more
Nélson Veríssimo, without a club since leaving Estoril, was in Italy, where he met José Mourinho and other old acquaintances from Benfica at Roma’s training centre. «One of the greatest references in the history of Portuguese football was kind enough to open the doors of his training center to me and to receive me, in … Read more