Remember when Sporting were 2-0 to Belenenses SAD and clinched an injury-time penalty equaliser? Well, things have progressed since then… they’ve finally won the Primeira Liga title, their first in 19 years! They sealed it with a 1-0 win at home to Boavista last night and, as a fan, I’m over the moon. I started …
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Sporting CP keep their unbeaten run at the death
Como se diz ‘squeaky bum time’ em portugûes?
10 of the best striped football kits in the world
Stripes are the second-most common pattern in football kit history. Here are 10 of my faves.
Lisbon: 3 footballing tales, 1 capital city
As Benfica celebrates their 5th title in 6 years, what of the other two Lisbon clubs? In 2017, I went to Lisbon on holiday. It was my first ever solo holiday as I spent a week in the Portuguese capital for my birthday. On the day itself, I was due to see Sporting play Olympiakos …