Portugal

Over the summer Chelsea were chasing numerous players and one in particular almost signed, but because a fee could not be agreed Alvaro Pereira remained in Portugal with Porto. Even after the transfer window closed the links remained…

Spain knocked Portugal out of the World Cup in South Africa this year before going on to win it, but the Portugese are looking a different side since Paulo Bento took over nd have now won three in a row with him in charge. Fabregas said…

The Celtic manager Neil Lennon is not too upset about having to play Portugal's Braga in the Champions League Qualifiers, but admits that they are unlikely to be pushovers. He thinks there are a few factors that have worked in Celtic's…

The European Champions Spain went into this game as favourites, and yet again their was no place for the Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. Spain dominated the play as Portugal's Ronaldo was hardly noticed on the pitch, and David Villa's…

Portugal were very lacklustre in qualifying for this competition, and a 0-0 draw in their first game against the Ivory Coast didn't augur well for their chances of getting past the group stages, but suddenly yesterday they found their form…

This is one game that you would expect to see lots of goals in, as it featured both Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast team, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal side. But it wasn't to be. Like a lot of these opening matches it was like both teams…