Algarve football round-up: Warm-ups
Farense have quickly replaced record Red Star Belgrade transfer Bruno Duarte with much-travelled Portuguese forward Tomané who most recently enjoyed successful spells with Samsunspor in Turkey and Cypriot side APOEL
Algarve football round-up: Busy summer break
Farense completed their most profitable transfer ever as 28-year-old Brazilian forward, and last season’s top scorer with 13 goals, Bruno Duarte joined Serbian serial champions Red Star Belgrade for €2
Algarve football round-up: Neighbours
Farense have added 24-year-old ex-Atlético de Madrid B winger Alex Calatrava and 27-year-old ex-Getafe striker Darío Poveda to their growing contingent of Spanish players already featuring earlier signings Marco Moreno
Is It Just Me – My left foot
with apologies to Christy Brown and Daniel Day-Lewis As I am writing, we are approaching the conclusion of the opening group stage of the latest edition of the European Championships
Algarve football round-up: Ins and outs
Farense are continuing to strengthen their squad with experienced Lucas Áfrico returning from a stint in Azerbaijan to bolster the central defence. The 29-year-old is likely to be joined by
Algarve football round-up: Spanish eyes
Farense’s rebuilt starting eleven for the new season will have a distinctive Spanish feel to it after 25-year-old ex-Espanyol, Tenerife and Burgos forward Alex Bermejo arrived in the Algarve capital
Algarve football round-up: New faces
Farense have been busy planning for the season ahead with two new signings. Brazilian 21-year-old goalkeeper Kaique has put pen to paper on a one-year loan deal from Palmeiras, while
Algarve football round-up: Comings and goings
There is still a chance of Portimonense being reinstated by the end of this month Following last week’s dramatic news of the hasty departure of Portimonense manager Paulo Sérgio after
Algarve football round-up: Not good enough
Relegation play-off second leg: AVS SAD 2-1(4-2) Portimonense Portimonense will now drop into the ultra-competitive SABSEG second division Last Sunday evening, Portimonense ended their latest seven-year presence in Portugal’s topflight
Algarve football round-up: Home ‘sickness’
Relegation play-off first leg: Portimonense 1-2 AVS SAD Last Saturday evening, Portimonense reverted to their by-now-customary shortcomings of poor finishing and momentary lapses of concentration in front of their own