U-17 Qualifying Round

During the summer of 2016, Portugal climbed the Euro ladder in both under 17 and AA tournaments. The styles used couldn’t be more different and the domination was a lot more evident with the under 17 squad. A team of amazing individual players that together were able to conquer Europe and give Portugal the trophy … Continuar lendo U-17 Qualifying Round

Portugal U-20 – Get to know, the Defenders

Luis Rafael – FC Porto I think I have talked a few times about Rafa since I first saw him play with the youth teams of Porto. Probably is one of the top 5 players of the team and of the all generation, an incredibly skilled player that can do whatever he wants with the … Continuar lendo Portugal U-20 – Get to know, the Defenders

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)

Update 10/2014

Back again to see what's the state of the Portuguese young players. Let's see how they are doing, where they are currently playing and talk about who will be the next players that I will be talking about. Tiago Ilori: The young Portuguese defender went on loan to Bordeaux where he hasn't been playing a … Continuar lendo Update 10/2014

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

Portugal to Euro U-19

Portugal qualified to the EURO U-19 2014 in Hungary after getting through the Elite round in group Greece, Belgium and Wales. Portugal 3 - 0 Greece Portugal 3 - 2 Wales Portugal 3 - 2 Belgium Unfortunately we didn't have tv broadcast of the games and for that reason I can't really tell what happened … Continuar lendo Portugal to Euro U-19

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