Your Say - Portuguese Abroad

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(Earlier comments)

Cristiano Ronaldo

No question in my mind the kid will be the greatest player in the world, look at the season he’s having this year, Newcastle didn’t have an answer for him left or right foot it doesn’t matter he’s going to beat you. Portuguese soccer looks fantastic and I’m very proud right now of the federation.
      Kevin Dos Ramos

Chance for Maniche

Well, at last this very good and so underrated player got his team. Together with Costinha he will do great in Atletico Madrid. I even think, it was Costinha who helped him to get there.
      Quell

Goodbye Ronaldo

Too bad to see such great talent about to be lost. Should this cheat move to Spain, he will never get the attention and care Sir Alex gave him, too many footballers no longer have loyalty to anyone except themselves!!
      Dan L

Maniche out of place; respect due for Mourinho and Chelsea

Maniche is a great player but at Chelsea he’ll go nowhere. He doesn’t fit at all well into English football and you can see he’s not happy staying in England, I’d always be happy to see him in a Porto shirt again but I think he wouldn’t do too badly in France where there are more Portuguese people and where he would personally fit in better with that society seeing as there are a lot of Portuguese in France.

The English Press is a disgrace and I hate the way they portray Mourinho: as an arrogant foreigner who’s not good enough for them. Mourinho has never come across to me as really arrogant. He is very confidant that this is also why he’s a winner. I think with four consecutive titles he has as much right to talk and deserves as much respect as the local managers. Why is it such a big deal when Chelsea do something? Sure Dorgba sometimes dives and has handled the ball but don’t tell me that there aren’t players from other teams who never do the same. Basically Chelsea may have more money but teams like Barcelona or Man U can still pretty much buy any player they want, therefore why doesn’t Mourinho and Chelsea deserve as much respect as any one else?
      O Ciganato

Mourinho's Column

I come here to read Jose’s words because the British press misquote him. I am going to learn Portuguese so I can improve my understanding. Meanwhile, I appreciate your translations. Thank you.
      Jose rocks

Give Maniche a chance

I don’t get it... Mourinho goes out and gets Maniche, lets him play one or two games, then relegates him to the subs bench. He hasn’t played in weeks. C’mon Jose - you know he can play. I know you have a bunch of talent and depth in midfield, but keeping Maniche on the bench isn’t helping him, Chelsea or the national team!!
      L. Costa

Mourinho's column

Hello, just a comment on your site. Sometimes the British press will translate bits of Jose’s column (without crediting it of course) when he says something controversial (which is quite often); also as he doesn’t talk to them very often.

They did this last week including the bit: “During these two weeks during which we played the tie against Barcelona, I’ve been able to discover the ‘creepy-crawlies’ who have been hiding and I say to them: ‘I am Portuguese, a true Portuguese, I’d like the Portuguese team Benfica to win the Champions League!’ The ‘creepy-crawlies’ are not the Catalans who, intellectually intoxicated, received me like Figo and who happily bellowed ‘Portuguese son of a bitch’. Nor are they some English, pained because the Portuguese arrived and cleaned up the championship in an instant, hurting their pride. Jealousy is the weapon of the incompetent and frustrated.”

I always thought you translated the whole column - you left the best bit out of your version! Apart from that small quibble keep up the good work.
      Kia

Mourinho hounding

I hope Mr. Mourinho realises that the main reason for the current hate-campaigns against him in the press are aimed at bigger fish than himself. The anti-semitic aims of many are to “get” Roman Abramovich. To get rid of Abramovich’s manager and shame the club is just the start for them. If Richard Branson (of Virgin) was the billionaire pumping money into Chelsea, rather than one of the world’s wealthiest jews, the racist English press would have no complaint.
      Gary Wright

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo will be one of the world’s best players after this World Cup. All he needs is a world class stage to shine and he will.
      Andrew

Carvalho

Ricardo Carvalho. Unpronouncable surname, stupid hair - awesome player.
      Mourinho's coat

Maniche Mistake

Maniche should not of gone to Chelsea. He may be getting top class football, but if he stayed at Dinamo Moscow he would be able to play with Costinha more and become a deadly pair.
      Richard

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