One of the cornerstones of the Golden Generation, João Vieira Pinto, is announcing his retirement after more than twenty years of professional football. He’s one of the key reasons why Portugal are where they are today among the world football elite. Obrigado, JVP.

(Photo Credit: www.maisfutebol.iol.pt)

Someone needs to buy Crissy a map of the United States. He’s walking a red carpet in Hollywood yet it looks as though he and his crew and dressed for a guido-filled club on the Jersey Shore. California is on the opposite side of the country from New Jersey, Crissy. [...]

For the next four years, Carlos Queiroz will be stepping out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s massive shadow at Old Trafford and onto the sidelines as the manager of the Portuguese National Team.
The deal, worth around three million Euros (which is like sixty eight billion US dollars at this point), will see Queiroz at [...]

“So, let me get this straight, Sir Alex. Each team plays with eleven a side? Or is it twelve?”

(AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Defenders Pepe and Bosingwa (both pictured on the left of the wall) were named to the 2008 Euro Team of the Tournament. Congratulations to them and a super cynical “Big Fucking Whoop” from me, your fearless blogger. If you had asked me before the tournament what position I thought [...]

No? Then why are you so fucking happy, Crissy? Is it because you aren’t paying an escort service for that piece of ass you’re laying on? Or are you…

Photo from The Sun UK. Photo credit is as plain as day in the bottom left hand corner of the pic.

I know I asked a question with the “Team of 2010 Tuesday” bit this week, but Quinta-Feira is a time for questions as far as I’m concerned. Therefore, I will wield my universally recognized and feared blogging powers to bring you the following for consideration as you wind down the rest of your Quinta-Feira: [...]

Now that the Euro is over for us and focus must begin on the qualification for the 2010 World Cup, we are left with the small issue of presently being without a captain for the Good Ship Porkychop.
Speculation abounds but the only name that’s been somewhat officially thrown out there is Jose Pekerman, [...]

This match just goes to show you… If you want to spend a small percentage of a game in attack, you had better make it count. Germany did just that and had the following line up to contend with at the beginning of the match…
Cristiano Ronaldo - Nuno Gomes - Simão
Deco - João [...]

Portugal v. Germany
2008 UEFA European Championship Quarterfinals: June 19, 2008 @ 2:45 PM Eastern, 20:45 Local
St. Jakob-Park, Basel Switzerland
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Germany come into this quarterfinal encounter qualifying out of second place from Group B, which saw Croatia take all three matches. Germany defeated Poland 2-0 in the opener, lost to [...]