Porto-Gal
Comment – Porto-gal! Having taken every hurdle on their way to the final of the Champions League with ease, Monaco also proved to be no match for José Mourinho’s all-conquering
Super Alan Shearer
The Resident reporter GEORGE FLETCHER caught up with current Newcastle captain and one of England’s best loved former captains, Alan Shearer, after a day on the greens for an EXCLUSIVE
Musical Chairs
Are there more fickle lovers than football club owners and their managers? Lack of success or, in some cases, lack of ‘sufficient’ success, has seen several managerial casualties litter the
Sports News
Traffic worries More than 300 buses are expected to use the A2 between the Algarve and other parts of the country on certain match days, prompting local emergency services to
Silverware Everywhere
Last week’s UEFA Cup Final between newly-crowned Spanish champions Valencia and Newcastle’s conquerors, Marseilles, in Gothenburg, also marked World No.1 referee Pierluigi Collina’s last competitive club match appearance. Valencia won
Easter soccer festival
With the Euro 2004 football championship just around the corner, Barringtons health club in Vale do Lobo has been busy helping the youth of today become the football stars of
Countdown to Euro 2004 – 43 days to GO!
FOCUS: The dream team ATTACK: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax Amsterdam and Sweden) Born 22 years ago in Malmo, Sweden, of Yugoslav refugee parents, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s story is one of rags to
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 50 Days to Go!
FOCUS: The dream team Attack: Maris Verpakovskis (Dynamo Kiev and Latvia) The 24-year-old striker almost single-handedly shot the tiny Baltic Republic of Latvia into this year’s European Championship finals –
Opportunity for bowling tourists
On a recent visit to the region, hosted by the Clube Praia d’Oura resort, Gary Smith, Chief Executive of the World Bowls Organisation, expressed his belief that there is a
Countdown to EURO 2004 – 57 Days to Go!
FOCUS: The dream team Last week’s look at Portugal concluded our series on Euro 2004 participating nations. Over the next two months leading up to the championship, we will be