THE BALL – President of Naples appeals to the Prime Minister of Italy: «Have the courage of Thatcher» (Italy)

Rewrite this content The president of Napoli asked the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, to create legislation to ban radical supporters of Italian football. “I would like you to have the courage of the only prime minister who has tackled the problem in England, Margaret Thatcher,” said Aurelio De Laurentiis yesterday at a press […]
THE BALL – Bellerín’s absence confirmed: Amorim’s squad for London (Sporting)
Rewrite this content Sporting are leaving for London, where tomorrow they face Arsenal in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League (2-2 in Alvalade). Those summoned were not disclosed, but it was possible to identify them upon arrival at the airport – a delegation led by President Frederico Varandas. In […]
THE BALL – They say in England that Grimaldo has already made a decision on the renewal

Rewrite this content According to the renowned portal ‘The Athletic’, Grimaldo, at the end of his contract, has already decided not to renew with Benfica, with the seven clubs most interested in signing the player being named. They are Nice, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. As A BOLA reported, Benfica […]
Synthetic fuels are supposed to reduce carbon emissions by up to four fifths

Some countries, including the Czech Republic, oppose a de facto ban on the sale of cars with internal combustion engines from 2035, unless these cars are allowed to run on synthetic fuels. What can such fuels be made from? We can use wood matter, plastics, lignocellulose and make advanced biofuels from it, or we can […]
THE BALL – Quinta dos Lombos beats Benfica and wins the women’s Portuguese Cup (Basketball)

Rewrite this content Quinta dos Lombos put an end to Benfica’s streak of nine consecutive titles in women’s basketball – this season they had already won the Super Cup, the Vítor Hugo Cup and the Federation Cup – by winning the Portuguese Cup, winning by 53-51. Surprising result, as this was Benfica’s first defeat in […]
THE BALL – Benfica wins the Portuguese Cup! (Volleyball)

Rewrite this content Benfica won the Portuguese Men’s Volleyball Cup by beating Fonte do Bastardo by 3-0, by the partials of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-18, this afternoon at the Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, the 20th. club history trophy. The reds, national champions in title, dominated the game, clearly imposing themselves from the first […]
BOLA – Al Musrati changes agency and may return to the bustle of the market (SC Braga)

Rewrite this content During the last summer market, several possibilities arose for Al Musrati’s career, but the Libyan ended up staying in Braga and even strengthening his connection with the warriors. In that sequence, in October, the midfielder renewed his contract with the Minho until 2026 and the termination clause rose to 30 million euros. […]
THE BALL – The two objects that the FC Porto referee

Rewrite this content The referee for FC Porto – Estoril, Gustavo Correia, handed the League delegate two lighters, proof of the anger that took hold among the FC Porto supporters over Francisco Geraldes’ celebrations in the 2-2 match. Remember that Pepe went to ask Geraldes for explanations. The Estoril player walked in front of the […]
THE BALL – The numbers of a campaign that makes you dream of the final (Benfica)

Rewrite this content Now this is a time to rock! In the Champions League, at least. And it’s statistics that prove it, providing unprecedented numbers in Benfica’s European history. And that already offer Roger Schmidt a place of high prominence among all the coaches who passed through the technical command of the club in this […]
THE BALL – «Team A? It seems just a step away» (FC Porto)

Rewrite this content FC Porto announced, this Wednesday, the renewal of Jorge Meireles’ contract, although not revealing the duration of the new bond with the player. The 18-year-old forward stressed that it is a great pride to be part of the dragons and that he is working hard to reach the first team. «It is […]