Super Sunday
Bars and cafés throughout Portugal will be packed on Sunday afternoon as Benfica will be crowned Primeira Liga champions if they beat CD National (Madeira) at the Luz Stadium in
PJ police swoop on Benfica and Sporting football clubs
A new PJ swoop on suspect operations at the nation’s premier football clubs got underway on Tuesday, allegedly looking into the sale of players to União de Leiria from Benfica,
Title decider?
Late last Saturday evening, 49,000 football fans from all over Portugal converged on Lisbon to watch Benfica beat their arch-rivals Sporting Lisbon 1-0 at the Estádio José Alvalade. A thunderous
Farense see off Benfica
SC Farense returned to winning ways with 1-0 win over a young Benfica ‘B’ team that included exciting Brazilian prospect Victor Andrade who has made three appearances for The Eagles
Abstention worries as Portugal’s “Big Three” to play on election day
Portugal’s election commission (CNE) has expressed “concern” over the likely number of lost votes that will come from the fact that Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting – the country’s three
Benfica connection to Colombian drug cartels continues to make headlines
Following the breaking story yesterday on former Benfica driver José Santos’ connection to a Colombian cocaine trafficking network, further details of the two-year judicial police investigation have emerged, flagging further
Sporting beats Benfica to lift Supercup in the Algarve
Sporting was crowned the winner of the Portuguese Supercup last night (August 9) after beating Lisbon rivals Benfica 1-0 at a packed Algarve Stadium. André Carillo scored the decisive goal
Lisbon giants battle for Super Cup at Algarve Stadium on Sunday
In what is expected to be one of the most intense football matches of the season, Benfica and Sporting will face off at the Algarve Stadium on Sunday (August 9)
Benfica first for Olhanense
The Super Cup game between Benfica (Primeira Liga champions) and Sporting Lisbon (Portugal Cup winners) takes place at the Algarve Stadium on Sunday, August 9 and is sure to attract
Jorge Jesus moves to Sporting
Primeira Liga championship winning boss Jorge Jesus has shocked the football world by leaving Benfica and crossing the city to take charge of Lisbon rivals Sporting. After winning back-to-back championship