THE BALL – The 19-year-old striker joins the B team (photo) (FC Porto)
After central Eric Pimentel, from Vasco da Gama, FC Porto signed striker Kennyd, from Goiás, on loan until the end of the season, with a mandatory buyout clause in the summer of 2024. After this period and the effective purchase, the 19-year-old promise will sign a bond valid until June 2028 with the blue and […]
THE BALL – Deputy Schmidt’s assistant: «Incredible impact!» (Benfica)
Jens Wissing, Roger Schmidt’s assistant on the Reds’ technical team, considered that the 38th title won by Benfica had an “incredible impact”. The German spoke to the newspaper Muenster Schezeitungfrom the region of Munster, where he was born, after the title party: “We spent two days celebrating. The impact of this victory was incredible», recalling […]
THE BALL – Jokic shines and Nuggets start winning in the first final (NBA)
In the first game of the first final in the history of the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic and company shook off the pressure and beat, at home, the Miami Heat, by 104-93. The Serbian pole ended the match at Ball Arena with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, registering the 9th triple-double in the […]
THE BALL – Benfica champion in 34 covers: that was the story of 38 (photogallery) (Benfica)
Benfica celebrated, last Saturday, the conquest of the 38th title of national champion in its history, confirming, with the 3-0 to Santa Clara, in Luz, a leadership that it had since the 1st matchday and in an isolated way since the 4th From the brilliant start, passing through the decisive victory at Dragão in October […]
THE BALL – Mbappé reveals where he will play next season (Paris Saint-Germain)
Kylian Mbappé confirmed, during the Ligue 1 awards ceremony, that he wants to fulfill his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, immediately ending possible rumors about the departure of the French club in the next summer market. The forward renewed his contract a year ago, being linked to PSG until 2024, having himself an option to extend […]
THE BALL – «We have overcome everything in the history of SC Braga» (SC Braga)
Artur Jorge lacked words to express his feeling for a good season and that he still wants to end brilliantly, with the conquest of the Portuguese Cup. The SC Braga coach also praised the group that ended the League in third place. «It’s hard to find words to describe what I feel right now, closing […]
THE BALL – Sporting sweeps FC Porto from the semi-finals and will dispute the title for the 1st time against Benfica (Basketball)
Two seasons after winning their ninth title of national champion, the first since the club returned to the sport in 2019/20 and after 24 years of absence in the highest level of basketball, Sporting is back in the final of Liga Betclic by defeating FC Porto by 94-66 (24-21, 20-8, 30-18, 20-19) in Game 3 […]
THE BALL – «Hazard? It’s surprising that you can’t wait for tomorrow to find out the eleven» (Real Madrid)
Real Madrid will play their last away game of the season in Seville this Saturday afternoon, coach Carlo Ancelotti will not be able to count on Vinícius, Benzema or Asensio, but even so he has not confirmed Hazard’s starting line-up. But it started with Vinícius, who already missed the previous game due to a knee […]
THE BALL – Benfica sweeps Ovarense by 71 points and is in the League final! (Basketball)
In a game without much history except for the numbers, such as those that allowed Ovarense to have fewer points at half-time (23-64) than Benfica had achieved in the opening quarter alone (16-28), the national champions came out of Ovar with a landslide victory by 115-44 (28-16, 36-7, 31-14, 20-7) in game 3 of the […]
THE BALL – The expected stoppage time for Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica)
Benfica’s medical department announced yesterday that, following an injury suffered in Alvalade, Gonçalo Guedes, a 26-year-old winger, will have to undergo surgical treatment, to be carried out in the next few days, for a cartilage injury in his left knee. The same knee that he had an arthroscopy on approximately two months ago and which […]