Articles tagged with "bwin liga"
Clubs on the Verge of Domestic Titles
By Inara | April 26th, 2008Though there's still several weeks left in most European football leagues, some domestic title races are already over. In Portugal, Porto were declared champions (though they might be relegated) while in Greece, Olympiakos won their 36th title (thank ...
Players Going on Strike is the Latest Fashion
By Inara | April 19th, 2008Players from Boavista have announced that they will be on strike this weekend due to the fact that their salaries are two months overdue. The Porto based club, currently 10th in the BWIN Liga, know that a win may allow them to move into eighth, b ...
All About Promotion: Who's Coming Up in Europe?
By Laurie | April 17th, 2008The other day we talked about the rather depressing subject of relegation. Today though? The sun is shining, so let's move on to a much happier topic: Promotion. What second-level European teams may be moving up to the top flight? This is not ...
If Relegation Happened Today, Who Would Go Down?
By Laurie | April 15th, 2008Ah, relegation. It's every club's biggest dread. (With the probable exceptions of the EPL's Derby County, or French Ligue 1's Metz, or SPL's Gretna, where death might be the only event better able to offer pain relief.) And it's a rite of passage ...
The Magnificent Fall of União Leiria
By Ian Rose | April 12th, 2008We all marvel at teams that seem to perform beyond their potential, the little guys that come out of nowhere, emerging from relative obscurity to make miracle runs in their league, cup, or sometimes even in Europe. Unless they happen to beat our bel ...
Porto Win Their 23rd Title But Could Be Relegated
By Inara | April 6th, 2008Porto cruised to their third successive title today after beating Estrela Amadora 6-0 at home. Now that's what I call winning with style. Watch Lucho Gonzalez, Tarik Sektioui, Ricardo Quaresma, Bruno Alves, and Lisandro Lopez (as well as Mauricio, wh ...
Golden Whistle Blows on Porto President
By Daryl | March 25th, 2008This story has been rolling around for a while now, but Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa will finally strand trial on the charge of bribing a referee before a game in 2004. Da Costa (allegedly) handed referee Augusto Duarte a hefty payday of ...
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