THE BALL – World Cup: Patrícia Mamona in the triple jump final (Athletics)

THE BALL – World Cup: Patrícia Mamona in the triple jump final (Athletics)

The Portuguese Patrícia Mamona secured, this Saturday, a place among the 12 finalists of the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, in the United States. The silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was outside the qualifying zone (first jump of 14.05 and the second zero) until, in the third … Read more

THE BALL – Liverpool wins but Darwin only plays 33 minutes (Singapore)

THE BALL – Liverpool wins but Darwin only plays 33 minutes (Singapore)

Liverpool’s second game at the Singapore stage. After the 0-4 defeat to Manchester United, the reds beat Crystal Palace 2-0. Captain Henderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Salah set the final score to open the second half. Highlight for Darwin Núñez: the former Benfica striker was launched on the pitch shortly after … Read more

THE BALL – Abel Ferreira has a lion on the list of reinforcements (Sporting)

THE BALL – Abel Ferreira has a lion on the list of reinforcements (Sporting)

Bruno Tabata, Sporting’s 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder, has yet another club aware of his situation in the Lion, still without guaranteed continuity. Palmeiras, the Brazilian emblem guided by Abel Ferreira, will lose Gustavo Scarpa, a 28-year-old midfielder who has not renewed and, in January, heads to Nottingham Forest, an emblem promoted to the Premier League, and … Read more

THE BALL – Eliminated from the Cup, Abel regrets failures: «What will I explain?» (palm trees)

THE BALL – Eliminated from the Cup, Abel regrets failures: «What will I explain?»  (palm trees)

Palmeiras was eliminated from the Brazilian Cup, after losing on penalties to rivals São Paulo (they were winning 2-0 and with qualification in hand), suffered 2-1 and then lost on penalties), but Abel Ferreira drama at the moment. The Portuguese coach and rival Rogério Ceni have been exchanging ‘mouths’ and this game was no different. … Read more

THE BALL – Shearer asks for help in a fire in the Algarve (video) (England)

THE BALL – Shearer asks for help in a fire in the Algarve (video) (England)

Former English forward Alan Shearer was this week ‘caught’ by the fires in Portugal, namely in the Algarve, which also affected FC Porto’s training camp. On vacation at a golf resort in Vilamoura, Shearer captured in a video published by the newspaper Daily Mirror the fire burning very close to the house he occupied, saying … Read more

THE BALL – Gonçalo Ramos only comes out for this amount (but there is an ex-lion who can take it down) (Benfica)

THE BALL – Gonçalo Ramos only comes out for this amount (but there is an ex-lion who can take it down) (Benfica)

Gonçalo Ramos entered the list of possible PSG reinforcements as an alternative to hiring Gianluca Scamacca, Sassuolo’s 23-year-old Italian international forward, news advanced by journalist Fabrizio Romano and confirmed by A BOLA. More recently, remember, it was Bruno Lage’s Wolverhampton, former coach of the eagles, who took the field to assess the conditions under which … Read more

BOLA – PSG has Gonçalo Ramos on the list (Benfica)

BOLA – PSG has Gonçalo Ramos on the list (Benfica)

Paris Saint-Germain will have given up trying to sign Gianluca Scamacca, Sassuolo forward, and turned their attention to Gonçalo Ramos. The information was advanced this Thursday by journalist Fabrizio Romano, who added that the name of the Benfica striker is on the list of Luís Campos, sports advisor for the French emblem. The 50 million … Read more

THE BALL – Azar knocks again on Diogo Jota’s door (Liverpool)

THE BALL – Azar knocks again on Diogo Jota’s door (Liverpool)

Diogo Jota is injured again, or remains injured. Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp detailed the situation of the Portuguese forward upon arrival in Singapore, where the club continues its Asian tour. For the rest, Jota had not been in the game with Manchester United in Bangkok (lost by 0-4) due to the injury contracted in June, … Read more

THE BALL – Paulo Gonçalves sentenced: «I will always be the ‘mole’» (Justice)

THE BALL – Paulo Gonçalves sentenced: «I will always be the ‘mole’» (Justice)

The Public Ministry (MP) asked, in the closing arguments of the trial of the e-mole process, at the Campus da Justiça, in Lisbon, for the conviction of Paulo Gonçalves, Benfica’s former legal advisor, and José Augusto Silva and Júlio Loureiro, judicial employees. «The court is in a position to conclude that the performance of Júlio … Read more

THE BALL – «For Enzo, Benfica is a path to another place» (Benfica)

THE BALL – «For Enzo, Benfica is a path to another place» (Benfica)

Enzo Fernández underwent medical and physical tests and will be the subject of an official presentation today, heading to the Algarve to join the squad, which travels directly from the internship in England to the south of the country. The midfielder, however, saw Enzo Francescoli predict a great career in Europe. O manager from River … Read more