Portuguese Football in English
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Has Portugal ever won the FIFA World Cup? Their full tournament history
Portugal have never won the FIFA World Cup. Despite producing some of the most gifted footballers the sport has ever seen, including Cristiano...
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SL Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid, 1962: one of the greatest ever European Cup finals revisited
It remains, more than half a century later, one of the greatest football matches ever played. A testament to the greatness of the old sport, and a...
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Benfica 5-1 Real Madrid: one of Benfica and Eusébio’s greatest ever European nights revisited
Everyone knows about how Benfica came from behind to beat Real Madrid in the 1962 European Cup final, the night the football world finally...
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Portugal’s 10 Greatest Forwards of All Time
In the modern history of the Seleção, Portugal have suffered for decades trying to find a prolific goalscorer (with the obvious exception of...
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World Cup 1966 revisited: Eusébio masterclass powers Portugal to miraculous comeback
Portugal are well on their way to play their seventh consecutive World Cup. Before 2002, they had only played the tournament twice. Between now and...
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From Saudade to Glory: the emotional DNA of Portuguese football
Nobody expects thunder to whisper. Nobody expects the Atlantic to hum a lullaby. Nobody expects suffering to be so exquisitely arranged that it...