September 2011
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Sorry for my very long absence from this blog.
I am not sure if I will continue my half of this blog, I am contemplating it we shall see how things work themselves out but I do miss it and for all my fellow Portistas who are still hanging around you know where to find me, and hope to see you there. :) In the mean time I hope you all enjoy Meg’s posts and I’m sure you’ll be in good hands!
-Jas
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Ricardo Carvalho leaves the NT
One of the most shocking pieces of news to come out of the Portuguese football world, was not the various transfers, but in fact the surprising news of Ricardo Carvalho’s immediate decision to quit the Seleccão. The news was not one fans would expect to hear amidst transfer deadline day drama. But that is exactly what fans focused on. No one knew the full story, just that Carvalho walked...
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Sorry it has been so long
This is Meg, Benfica half of the blog, and I apologize since real life for both of us has been crazy hectic since the end of the season. However i have plans to continue updating the blog through this season, at least once a week. Thank you for standing by us :)
April 2011
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Podge Amond's weekly blog →
Pacos de Ferreira’s Irish striker on life in Portugal and football in general. Please read and tweet at him (@padraigamond) and tell him what you think!
February 2011
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Pacos Ferreira's Irish striker on life in Portugal →
January 2011
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David Luiz to Chelsea (almost)
David Luiz will be Chelsea player in the next four and a half seasons (2015). The deal between the Premiership champions and Benfica is practically closed, only missing out details that are not impediments to completing the transfer. The blueswill pay 25 million euros in cash and hand over a player - the Serbian Matic. This isthe strongest possibility. Record As reported, the player has...
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Academica sign Adrien Silva on loan
Adrien Silva, 21, signed by the Academic end of the season, arriving at Coimbra on loan from Sporting. Adrien Silva, who will wear the jerseys Académica 28, wove his first declarationsas the player ”Briosa, “ showing himself glad to go to dress in black.“I am very happy to be in Academic. I came to help the club achieve its goals andwill do my best to help ’Briosa....
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The Sporting Lisbon Horror Show →
There’s nothing funny about the trouble that Sporting currently face, however, that hasn’t stopped some from putting an original spin on the current situation. This horror story is worth the read.
As time had slowly, and painfully passed, we are brought to the summer of 2010 where Frank-n-Furter’s heartless onslaught continued. He and Riff Raff had sold Miguel Veloso to Genoa and...
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Life after Coentrao and Luiz →
A pretty good post about the fact that David Luiz and Fabio Coentrao are bound to leave in the summer. One player he forgot was Andre Carvalhas who is a left winger and who has been a part of the first team before. He’s 21 so not too young but young enough to sort of grow and learn and fully develop. Anyway a great article
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Benfica Youth
The biggest names in Portuguese football are without a doubt the big three – Sporting, Benfica, and Porto. Those three are the ones who have won the most, as well as have produced the big name talent now playing around the world, names like Figo, Ronaldo, Quaresma, and Nani. Not just Portuguese players either, but as well as many other youth players that later on play at various clubs.
But there...
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Midfielder David Simao, the Pacos Ferreira player, showed up this Monday “satisfied” by starting the holder 2011, repeating the start of the season, and vowed to “work hard” to keep helping the team and grow as a footballer.
“The year started well the personal and collective. It was important we start winning [Arouca to 3-2 in the League Cup], to give continuity...
October 2010
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David Simao and Nelson Oliveira to face Benfica
David Simao, 20, and Nelson Oliveira, 19, were formed in Benfica and suspended the contract with the club in order to represent the Pacos de Ferreira. The two young, one middle and one top-class striker, are indicated as stars of the future and have been placed Rui Vitória. Record joined them yesterday before more than a workout in preparation for the championship game with o Benfica.
David...
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“It was a good feeling. It’s always nice to score goals, but more...”
– Alan Kardec
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“With the actual statutes and weight that the associations have, it will be...”
– Vitor Baia on running for FPF president.
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“It’s a very beautiful stadium. It’s big, modern … It’s...”
– Ramos Horta, president of East Timor
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WatchFC Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas talks to the press following his side’s 1-1 draw with Guimaraes Monday, ending their triumphant march at 11 consecutive wins. However, the Dragons are still unbeaten. Villas-Boas did not hide his anger in accordance to the actions of Carlos Xistra.
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“There is a clear penalty, which would have given it 2-0, and missed. As with V....”
– Andre Villas-Boas
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September 2010
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“This event created a wave of enthusiasm among our supporters. It was important...”
– Jorge Jesus on Benfica supporters and winning the title.
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“The name Porto involves more people than the coach. It involves players,...”
– Andre Villas-Boas following Porto’s 2-0 win over Olhanense.
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August 2010
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viscaelfutbol asked: Recomended :D!
July 2010
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"We've improved game to game"
Benfica have continued with their pre-season having games on back to back days. The first starting with the opening of the Guimaraes tournament against FC Groningen. The game got off to a shaky start with a Groningen goal in the 4th minute. Alan Kardec however managed to level it in the 6th minute, scoring another very great goal and showing superb talent. Benfica had many opportunities and...
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Pre-Season Wins on Presentation Day
Today would prove to be a day of celebration for one very young new member of the FC Porto team. James Rodriguez, who just celebrated his 19th birthday with the club back in Germany on the 12th, scored his first Porto goal during the pre-season meet up with Ajax today at the Dragão. With spped increasing down the wings for Porto, a goal was immeninet and it would come sooner rather than later. A...
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Benfica pre-season 2010
Even though it has been a few weeks, I’d like to send out my best wishes to Angel Di Maria on his move to Real Madrid. I know he’ll do for them what he did for Benfica and I hope that he finds success there.
Pre-season has started for those not picked for the world cup, having had three pre-season matches already. New signings Franco Jara, Nicolas Gaitan, and Roberto Jimenez have...
June 2010
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"Trabalhar e acreditar naquilo que se faz"
The Portuguese national team continued training today for their second World Cup match against North Korea Monday morning. Friday, Carlos Queiroz decided to speak to the media following the team in South Africa in order to clarify the situation of the national team and speak up against stories that the Portuguese coach said has been invented by the media.
“My feeling is that everything is...
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Announcement:
I (Meg) and I’m sure Jas as well, would like to apologize for the lack of updates. Both of our lives have been pretty hectic the past month and with Jas still in school, it has been hard to find the time to even sleep. I am glad that you guys still follow the blog and we will have some changes going on in the next few weeks I’m sure. Not to mention that we hope to have a proper website...
April 2010
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"We want to be champions on Sunday"
Benfica saw their title hopes grow even bigger with a 2-3 win over Academica on Monday. Benfica took the lead with a 2nd minute goal from Weldon. Academica came back to score the equalizer through Diogo in the 28th minute. Benfica would take a small lead just before halftime with another Weldon goal in the 41st minute, allowing them to come back into the second half with the confidence. There...
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Lisboa derby
Monday saw the always explosive derby between Benfica and cross-town rivals, Sporting. Sporting started off the better team, taking charge and making it hard on Benfica to really get something going in the first half. What seemed like a game that was going in Sporting’s direction would eventually crumble apart. The game itself was filled with a lot of petty tackles and far too many...
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"our goal is to become champions"
Sorry for the lack of updates, my real life has taken control and I haven’t had much time to devote to the boys. So here is a quick recap of where we’ve been and what we’ve done and what to expect in the next few days. Two weeks ago this Sunday saw the boys play Sporting Braga, current holders of second place. Everyone played down the game, saying it was not the deciding factor....
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“Toda a equipa vai dedicar-se ao máximo.”
With time running out, Porto has found their footing and seems to be back on the right path after a win last weekend against Marítimo at the Dragão on Saturday. With a very convincing win the weekend before Jesualdo Ferreira would keep the eleven who won a convincing victory in the visit to Belenenses in the previous round. Numbers of supporters in attendance for the clash would be an impressive...
March 2010
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Wrapping up a great week
This weekend capped off a great week for Benfica. Thursday saw them progress through into the quarter-final round of the Europa League after beating Marseille with a last gasp win. The first half seemed to tip in Benfica’s favor with most of the threats coming from them but it remained scoreless going into halftime. The second half saw many opportunities, including a few near misses from...
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Europa + Liga Sagres
It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Eagles. Last Thursday saw the Europa league game between Benfica and Marseille. While the team played well, it wasn’t their best game of the season. They scored through Maxi Pereira yet conceded a 90th minute goal from Hatem Ben Arfa. This is good for Marseille having scored an away goal but this does not guarantee anything. With the next leg of the...
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Varela: Para ver e rever →
Silvestre Varela has had several moments of brilliance in his rookie season at FC Porto. Check out his best ones in this wonderful review of his season so far.
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A toalha não será atirada ao chão.
It’s been half a week since the Dragons were together as a complete group, facing Sporting in their week 21 match up. The dragons despite coming off a good week last week would take a harsh tumble against the lions and would suffer a heartbreaking 3-0 defeat at the Alvalade on Sunday. Although the loss would further the gap between the current champions and Benfica and Braga ahead of them,...
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To the Europa league and beyond
Last Tuesday saw the advancement of Benfica into the Europa League’s Round of 16. While the first leg seemed pretty open and allowed for both teams to go into the second leg with almost a clean slate, save for a vital away goal, Benfica made sure to keep anythin else from happening. They took clear control of the game from the start and never really allowed Hertha to get a good grip or...
February 2010
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Europa league, take 2
Thursday saw the round 32 Europa league match up between Benfica and Hertha Berlin at the Estadio da Luz. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with a goal from Angel Di Maria for Benfica and an own goal from Javi Garcia, giving Hertha a boost going into the second leg. Both sides were equal, with the possession divided 50-50 and nearly identical shots on goal. Both were unlucky not to have scored more...
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Nuno addressed the press on behalf of the club...
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Nuno speaks on behalf of the club about the...
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Together, always together, we are going to win...
It’s been a very interesting week for FC Porto who has experienced significant highs and significant lows since their last league match. The champions suffered a hard nil-nil draw at Leixões knocking them more off their path to their fifth title after falling 9 points behind leaders Benfica and 8 points behind Braga whom they faced this weekend. Porto did have something to celebrate about...
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To the Beer Cup & Beyond!
Wednesday wasn’t your average day for FC Porto as they faced their Carlsberg Cup semi-final match against Academica at the Dragão. The match would not be a normal one for the Champions as Jesualdo Ferreira used the 4-4-2 model, that he rarely uses, and only would play three regulars, Bruno Alves, Alvaro Pereira, and Mariano. Coming into the match the Champions had the most to gain in a win...
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Taca da Liga semi-final
Tuesday saw the semi-final of the Taca da Liga between Sporting and Benfica. It was a game full of controversial moments and big goals as Benfica won 4-1 sending them through to the final where they will face Porto. That game should also be one to watch with both teams playing well but also for the fact that it will be a Classico game. There will be more on that later on with both Jas and I...
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Dreaming in 3's.
It was all about the number “3” last night at the Dragão as Porto closed out Naval 1º de Maio. The current national champions closed out a helpless Naval at home thanks to three strikes from Tomas Costa, Falcao, and Silvestre Varela. The win helps Porto secure their current spot in 3rd place as they hold off a sub-par Sporting by twelve points and the gain of three points put the...