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Matinee Monday — Portugal 2 - 0 Georgia: The Goals and Analysis

June 2nd, 2008 | By: Greg | 9 Comments »

This match was a friendly that was essentially a try out for one or two open spots in the starting XI. I’m thrilled that Scolari actually did a mass substitution in the second half to determine where the game changing subs might be coming from and/or where a starter might have emerged.
As [...]

Matinee Monday: Portugal’s Best Moments Ever

May 19th, 2008 | By: Greg | 1 Comment »

Apparently the person who compiled these highlights seems to think that they’ve found all of Portuguese football’s “best moments ever.” I think it’s more like some of the best moments from about the past decade and a half. The ending’s funny and worth the skirts shaking in your face (if you like things [...]

Matinee Monday: Chelsea’s New Signing

May 12th, 2008 | By: Greg | No Comments »

Portuguese international Jose Bosingwa has begun the usual, yearly transfer exodus of talent out of Portugal by agreeing a contract and twenty million Euro transfer between his current Portuguese club, FC Porto, and English Premier League runners-up Chelsea. Pundits are already saying that Chelsea overpaid and that Bosingwa won’t hack it in the Premier [...]


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