It was an interesting week in Portuguese Football with the Big 3 winning and Guimaraes keeping their top of the table form going. Porto and Sporting both won handily in their matches, Porto putting 5 goals past Rio Ave in the second half at the Dragao to win 5-0. Marco Silva’s Sporting came on with 2 strikers in their starting line-up and it paid dividends as they scored all the goals running out to a 3-0 victory at home to Setubal. Benfica travelled to Academica and two first half goals from Gaitan & Luisao made it an easy trip keeping them 3 points ahead of Porto in the Premeira League Table. There was also many a headline made by the Tres Grandes in the English press, with news and transfer rumours so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
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Portuguese National Team: Highs and Lows
It was a big week for the National team heading into games 3 & 4 of Fernando Santos’ tenure. The good news now is in competitive matches he sports a 2-0 record, and overall has a record of 3 wins from 4 matches. I for one was not a fan of the hiring because with his pending suspension it puts the team in a precarious situation, but not one to cry over spilled milk, I also like to give folks a chance before I criticize them. Continue reading
Week in Review – Portuguese Football Highs and Lows

Vitoria Guimaraes have been excellent under head coach Rui Vitoria, and currently find themselves at 3rd in the league.
It was an interesting week in Portuguese Football with the Big 3 in action. Porto kept pace with Benfica and Sporting had a rough game that ended their unbeaten run. Definitely many a headline made by the Tres Grandes in the English press, so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
Week in Review – Portuguese Football Highs and Lows
It was an interesting week in Portuguese Football with the Big 3 battling in the Champions League early and then their Liga matches culminating on the weekend. Definitely many a headline made by the Tres Grandes in the English press, so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
Week in Review: Portuguese Football Highs and Lows
It was an exciting week in Portuguese Football with the National Team in the limelight to start. Definitely many a headline made for Ronaldo and his team mates. We covered the National Team news daily here at PortugalFutbol during the week, also os Tres Grandes made many a headline in the English press, so let’s round-up the week’s news. Continue reading
Portuguese National Team: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Portugal (FPF) had a lot of questions to answer during this International break for Euro qualification & Friendlies, with the exile of Paulo Bento the stubborn hard-headed Manager at the helm of Portugal’s recent Selecao headaches, and the entrance of the suspended Fernando Santos as new Portugal senior team Manager. Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review – Highs and Lows
With the International break upon us the Primeira Liga was on hiatus this week, with the players joining their national squads for some important fixtures. Here is a review of what hit the headlines this week in the World of Portuguese Football. Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review
In a week where the Benfica, Porto & Sporting went 3-0 in the Liga dominating it also included the Champions League where they went 0-2-1, so it was a roller coaster ride in Portuguese Football. Continue reading
Week in Review – Portuguese Football Highs and Lows
It was a week where fortunes changed in the Portuguese Liga with Benfica soaring ahead in the standings as usual there were a lot of interesting stories to read. So here is a review of what hit the headlines this week in Portuguese Football. Continue reading
Week in Review: Portuguese Football Highs and Lows
With another Liga week wrapped up and the opening round of the Champions League being contested by 3 Portuguese teams, there was a lot of interesting stories to read. So here is a review of what hit the headlines this week in Portuguese Football: Continue reading