A goal in the first minute of the match and two goals in the dying minutes were enough to push the Portuguese Under-20 team past Senegal in the Seleção’s opening match of the 2015 U-20 World Cup. Martins scored 26 seconds into the match, but Portugal would have to wait until the last minutes of the match to add to their tally. Substitute Nuno Santos first assisted André Silva, and then scored a wonderful attempt of his own. Continue reading
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Primeira Liga Week in Review – Round 24

Petit’s Boavista team were favorites for relgation this season, but find themselves nowhere close to the bottom. Photo: JOSÉ COELHO/LUSA
Here we are. Round 24 out of 34 completed. Only ten more to go. This round was interesting an interesting one that saw Braga lose some momentum, Vitoria Guimaraes continue to struggle, and Porto push toward the top. Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review – Round 20
Much of the news coverage for this past weekend’s action in Portugal was predictably centered around the Lisbon derby between Sporting CP and SL Benfica. While that game offered much in terms of excitement, there was plenty of other action in the league this weekend. Here’s the round-up: Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review – Round 19
After last weekend’s upset-filled action, Round 19 returned a sense of normalcy. Sporting, Braga, Benfica, and Porto all recorded wins over potentially tricky opponents, while Nacional and Rio Ave continued to climb the table. Here’s all the action, as it happened. Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review – Round 18
This weekend’s action in the Primeira Liga was exciting and unpredictable. Title-challengers Porto and Benfica lost to Maritimo and Pacos Ferreira, respectively, while Sporting CP closed the gap with a win over Academica. Let’s take a look at the rest of the action. Continue reading
Primeira Liga Week in Review
It was yet another entertaining weekend of football in Portugal. Though there was no movement at the table top, there was plenty of movement in the middle of the table, as Nacional, Moreirense, and Estoril all gained places, courtesy of victories. Let’s take a look at the action: Continue reading
What to Look Forward to in 2015: Portuguese Football Edition
It was an interesting year in Portuguese football, as always. For the Portuguese National Team, 2014 saw hope slashed by a disappointing World Cup run, which was followed by a fresh renewal following the appointment of Fernando Santos. Domestically, 2014 saw Benfica lift an historic treble, while a resurgent Sporting side edged out a lethargic Porto side in the league. Teams such as Estoril and Nacional also enjoyed successful seasons. The beginning of the 2014-2015 season saw the expansion of the Primeira Liga from 16 teams to 18 teams, with Boavista rejoining the top flight after a seven season absence. Outside of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid won the Champions League, while Tiago’s resurgent form helped Atletico Madrid to their first La Liga title in almost two decades. With 2014 behind us, it’s time to look forward to 2015; a year that will be sure to excite. Continue reading
Week in Review – Portuguese Football Highs and Lows
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
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 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