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
The still director of Sporting’s communication, Miguel Braga (ceases duties at the end of the season), signs the editorial of the edition of the club’s newspaper, this Thursday, and leaves the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, Fernando Gomes, by the way of the Champions League final, lost by Sporting to Palma Futsal. ′′ We … Read more
More than an hour after opening its doors to the public, the autograph session of the women’s football team of Benfica, which took place in the club’s official store at Estádio da Luz, surpassed… the statue of Eusébio. It was a real bath crowd to greet, take pictures or ask for autographs to the recently … Read more
Francesco Acerbi, Inter’s centre-back, admitted that the absence of Rafael Leão was a heavy loss for Milan, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, which the nerazzurri won (2-0), even assuming that the Portuguese striker could be an «additional asset» for the Rossoneri if it is an option in the second … Read more
Benfica is «very interested» in signing Óliver Torres, a 28-year-old Spanish midfielder who played for FC Porto. The information was provided, this Wednesday, by journalist Bruno Alemany, from Chain BE, which states that the midfielder is a request from Roger Schmidt. He writes the same source that the operation is well under way, lacking the … Read more
The continuity of the French goalkeeper for the next season is unknown. The Napoli goalkeeper joins the list of candidates to replace Hugo Lloris under the goal posts at Tottenham Stadium. The goalkeeper of the Partenopeo team is one of those responsible for the great season of Spalletti’s team. Hugo Lloris’s contract ends in the … Read more
Los spurs They seek to strengthen the midfield The Tottenham Hotspur season forces the London team to make a move on the market. The spursWithout a guaranteed place in European competition and with many institutional problems, they are looking for verifiable stability through a reliable and forceful market that allows them to stay in the … Read more
At the end of the game, and after a prolonged conversation with Pepe, from FC Porto, on the pitch, the captain of Arouca, David Simão, revealed the subject of the conversation with his Porto counterpart, «It was a recurring conversation, the small sayings, when they draw or win they are always accused of wasting time … Read more
Liga Portugal has just announced that Leixões will be deducted one point in the final classification of Liga 2. «The Central Administrative Court of the South (TCA) confirmed the decision taken by the Disciplinary Board of the Portuguese Football Federation, dated 1 August 2022, condemning Leixões Sport Clube – Futebol, SAD for committing a disciplinary … Read more