Copping out

The transfer window slammed shut with Robbie Keane’s 13 million euro return to White Hart Lane barely six months after his much heralded ‘childhood dream move’ to Anfield standing out

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Echos of ‘66

By SKIP BANDELE sport@algarveresident.com The 2010 World Cup draw in South Africa evoked a strong sense of nostalgia among Portuguese players and fans alike. Come June of next year, the

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Football focus

Referee Mike Riley may well have put paid to Chelsea’s title hopes by handing Frank Lampard a straight 60th minute red card for an innocuous looking tackle during the weekend’s

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Rugby special

Portugal’s World Cup qualifying hopes took a knock as the opening fixture against Russia resulted in a 14-10 loss. The ‘Lobos’ will also face Germany, Georgia, Romania and Spain in

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

Euro goals

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is unsurprisingly not winning many popularity contests outside Milan, but his Inter side’s latest 3-0 away victory at Lecce put seven points between himself and

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

World Cup competition

Australia and Egypt have become the latest countries to put forward their official candidature to stage the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. At the close of Monday’s deadline

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

EURO’2012

Sunday’s qualifying draw for the next European Championships to be held in Poland and the Ukraine has pitted Portugal against Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Cyprus in Group H. England’s task

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

European duels

It is often maintained that the friendly relationship between England and Portugal, stretching back over the centuries, constitutes the oldest alliance in the world. These sentiments will disappear on the

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn

For King and country

Gloucester emerged as the big winners of the top of the Guinness Premiership clash with London Irish at their Kingsholm home ground. The visiting Exiles had at one point enjoyed

April 19, 2012by Portugal ResidentIn