Portuguese Football in General Reviews
Newest Review: ... Occasionally a smaller team will challenge mid-season but they do not last the course of the season. Boavista did it in 1999 and Braga look to do the same in 2000. The main reason why this elite band of three teams has arisen is mainly because of their achievements historically. Your average Portuguese football supporter doesn't help this though. Almost no one seems to support their home team like we do! Everyone supports one of the big three, and for some of the strangest reasons. Normally its based on their favourite colour!! I kid you not. Blue & White = FC Porto Red & White = Benfica Green & White = Sporting Lisbon It's really... more
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by - written on 08/11/00, updated on 23/12/00 (Very useful, 83 readings)
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I have been working in Portugal for the last few years so I had a bit of an inside look into their professional teams (and saw the national side play a couple of times) before Euro 2000, so it wasn't that much of a shock when they unexpectedly won all the games in England's group. Unfortunately for Portugal a lot of these very talented players ply their trade in foreign leagues (Luis Figo in Spain, Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes in Italy). Some of the national do still play in their national league such as Joao Saying that there are also some good foreign players currently in the Primera Liga, including a certain Pierre Van Hooijdoink who I will not ... Read the complete review
