Portugal U-20 3 – 0 Senegal U-20

Portugal 3 - 0 Senegal World Cup U-20 This was the first game of the competition for the teams and it's never easy to be at 100% because of the emotional charges that come with the debut in the World Cup. But Portugal was able to take the most of those early minutes and after … Continuar lendo Portugal U-20 3 – 0 Senegal U-20

Update 03/2015

Back again for a some more updates, but first I would like to say that it's been really good to see some of "our" players getting big minutes in top clubs and even in the Champions League Tiago Ilori: One of those players that I warn you so much about, I liked him, but I … Continuar lendo Update 03/2015

Renato Sanches (S.L Benfica)

Name: Renato Júnior Luz Sanches Nationality: Portugal Age: 1997-08-18 (17 years old) Position: Midfielder / Offensive Midfielder Foot preference: Right Height: 173 cm Weight: 75 kg Stats: Youth career: Benfica from 2008 to 2014. Benfica B: -2014/2015: 12 games (326 minutes) and no goals. National Team: Portugal U-19: 2014/2015 with 3 games (120 minutes) and … Continuar lendo Renato Sanches (S.L Benfica)

U-19 Call (2015)

  A new year and a new U-19 team. Euro U-19 are now annual and for that reason National teams have a constant renewal of their rosters. After reaching the final last year, Portugal will have to climb the mountain again, from 0. It always is a difficult battle from the first group stage, this … Continuar lendo U-19 Call (2015)

Portugal U-19 Euro 2014

Another Euro U-19 just ended, this time it took place in Hungary where we enjoyed 12 days of great football and got to know some new fresh talent, even if some of the big countries were missing. On the Portuguese side it was the second Euro in a row, after last year being eliminated by … Continuar lendo Portugal U-19 Euro 2014

Portugal EURO U-19: Group Stage

Portugal came to the Hungarian Euro after 6 wins in the qualifier and a huge amount of goals scored. By now Portugal already was one of the favorites to win the competition and after the group stage, the hype has only grown. Like I said before this is the team that you should know better, … Continuar lendo Portugal EURO U-19: Group Stage

Toulon Tournament: Portugal 3 – 1 Chile

After entering the competition with the right foot against Mexico, Portugal knew that they had to win if they wanted to fight for the first place at Toulon. Portugal played and earned the victory against a stiffer Chile team, they are toughs, really. This Chile team (and the Mexican one too) play super intensive, always … Continuar lendo Toulon Tournament: Portugal 3 – 1 Chile

U-21 CALL

Finally the last call, for the U-21 Portuguese team that will play the rest of the UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifier. For now, Portugal has won all 5 of their games and scored 16 goals. This is an amazing team that has many players that had enough quality to go to Brazil, that won't be the … Continuar lendo U-21 CALL

U-20 CALL

After the World Cup year, Portugal U-20 is back to play the Toulon tournament. Last year Portugal lost against France in the game for 3rd place and lost against Gana in the first knockout stage. It was sort of deceiving summer for the U-20 portuguese team, so many good players but not a great team. … Continuar lendo U-20 CALL

Portugal U-17 1 – 0 Switzerland U-17

Another victory, Portugal will be in the semi-finals and continues to show a good dominance and strong team. Perhaps I would be a bit more critic about this exhibition, last post I made I talked about the excessive use of long passes by central defenders, and against Switzerland it was even more evident. I think … Continuar lendo Portugal U-17 1 – 0 Switzerland U-17