It feels good to be back in business. I had a hell of a few weeks, so you don’t need to be reminded that the team’s been away for a while and I’ve been away for a while, let’s just get down to business, shall we?
Here’s the boys Charles will have attending [...]

Sorry for not posting a preview and review of the two atrocities we witnessed but I had business as well as personal items to attend to. As it’s my first day returning from both, give me a day or two to get back into the swing of feeling like this may turn into a [...]

New old faces are back in the lineup for Carlos Queiroz and the next round of WC2010 qualifiers against the SwissSweden on the 11th of the month and Albania four days later. Here’s da boys:
Keepers: Quim (Benfica), Eduardo (Braga), Daniel Fernandes (Bochum, German Bundesliga)
Defenders: Bosingwa (Chelsea), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Tonel (Sporting), Pepe (Real [...]

Technical difficulties anyone? I think Queiroz started the match with the following XI, but I’m not sure because of the fantastic broadcast conditions:
Nani – Hugo Almeida – Simão Deco – Carlos Martins – Raul Meireles Antunes – Ricardo Carvalho – Pepe – Bosingwa Quim
We ended up taking the three points with [...]

Malta v. Portugal
Group 1, Matchday 1: September 6, 2008 @ 2:00 PM Eastern, 20:00 Local
Ta’ Qali Stadium, Malta
North American Television: Setanta Sports LIVE
Preview
It’s Charlie and Company’s first match that actually counts for something. In this case, the match in question happens to be Portugal’s opening qualifying match [...]

It’s way too simple and a lot less fun to guess how this team will be placed on the field by Boss Queiroz. I’d rather go with some crazy ideas, ball ‘em up, and toss them up against the wall to see what shit sticks. Yes, I play with poop.
Since you [...]

Today, boss Carlos Queiroz released his list of twenty three Chops and Adopted Chops who he’s going to be picking from to open the first two matches of World Cup 2010 Qualifying. The following dudes will be facing off against Malta Goya on September 6th and Denmark on September 10th:
Keepers: Quim (Benfica), Eduardo (Braga), [...]

I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a few days, but I’m on “vacation” in Florida and have a Tropical Storm bearing down on where I’m staying with my in laws. I’m going to do my best to write offline on my laptop and as we get power I’ll try and get the content up. [...]

Charlie Q announced his first group of convoked ones today and the glaring omission noticeable immediately is keeper Ricardo. Our ability to defend corners and set pieces has now improved ten fold. Here’s the full list of Chops and Adopted Chops he’s taking along to face off against the Faroe Islands in a [...]

(Photo Credit: FPF- Francisco Paraíso)
With Carlos doing his best Jorge Hamiltao impression, his back door room staff was revealed yesterday.
Queiroz is 5′7″ (1.70 m) tall (which is almost “giant” status for a Portuguese male), so if you’re really bored and get off on endeavors such as math, you can go ahead and try [...]