Articles tagged with "sporting"
A Look Ahead to Jornada 25
By Greg | April 13th, 2007We head into the 25th round of the Liga with the top of the league still wide open and the trap door looking for two ...
Who are you? Who, who, who who?
By Greg | April 11th, 2007It's a really really slow news day for Portuguese soccer. Maybe everything is being overshadowed today by some small team from England winning a ...
Benfica Need a Nap
By Greg | April 10th, 2007On a weekend where league leaders Porto dispatched of their bottom-of-the-table opponents Setubal, Benfica were handed a cake walk fixture with Beira Mar. What ...
Pre-Recap and Random Bits
By Greg | April 9th, 2007Since Benfica and Beira Mar haven't played yet tonight, I can't call this a full recap of the 24th Jornada. Hence, here's your incomplete ...
Jornada 24 Preview
By Greg | April 6th, 2007Easter weekend is upon us and Portuguese Liga football has a full slate of games for you to enjoy with your chocolates and bunnies. ...
Getting Up to Speed on the Taca de Portugal
By Greg | April 5th, 2007I figured since I have some time to fill between a recap of Benfica's UEFA Cup tie with Espanyol today and the upcoming 24th Jornada ...
Jornada 23 Recap
By Greg | April 3rd, 2007As expected, Sporting defeated Beira-Mar 2-0 on goals from Abel (14') and Liedson (32') to complete the final game of Jornada 23. Rounding out ...
Portugal has Gone Up
By Greg | April 2nd, 2007Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's true. After only one week of toiling in the Coca-Cola Offside League, the Portugal blog has managed to crack ...
Tabletop Football
By Greg | March 27th, 2007No, not THAT kind of tabletop football. This brand involves the two teams at the top of the table in the Portuguese League: FC ...
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha is a Wanted Man
By Greg | March 23rd, 2007So THAT'S why so many Portuguese and Brazilian footballers are called by a single name... Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha aka "Nani" has allegedly ...
Do the Rancho!
By Greg | March 21st, 2007I spent a few idle minutes giving serious consideration to why Portuguese soccer isn't more popular worldwide. Rancho dancing and the associated traditional garb ...
6,000 is the Loneliest Number
By Greg | March 21st, 2007Despite a recent advertising blitz and call for "Everyone to the Stadium!" SC Braga could only muster 6,000 fans to the team's most recent ...
Benfica Ensures Three Horse Race
By Greg | March 20th, 2007Benfica kept the heat on FC Porto by defeating Estrela da Amadora yesterday 1-0. Portuguese international Armando Petit (No, not THAT Petit), scored on ...
The Darwin Awards Come To Lisbon
By chris | August 1st, 2006You know that rule which states that if you take off your shirt for a yellow it's an automatic, non-negotiable yellow? Of course you do, ...
Home 
