THE BALL – Otamendi reveals ritual on match days (Benfica)

Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica’s central defender, revealed his ritual on game days. «The day before the game I try to rest and sleep well, without going to bed too early, otherwise I wake up too early. For me, the most important thing is the siesta on game day. That is, taking a nap even if it’s … Read more

THE BALL – Portugal beats Slovakia and leads the race for the European Championship (U17)

The national under-17 team, coached by Filipe Ramos, won this Wednesday afternoon, at Estádio do Fontelo, in Viseu, its counterpart from Slovakia by 2-0, in the debut of the Portuguese team in Group 5 of qualification of the Elite Round for the Euro 2023, whose final phase will take place in Hungary, from May 17th … Read more

THE BALL – Luz and Benfica Campus again voted best pitches in Liga and Liga 2 (Liga)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Stadium (Luz, in Lisbon) and Field No. 1 of Benfica Campus, in Seixal, were elected the best of the 25th round of Liga and Liga 2, respectively, announced this Wednesday the Liga Portugal. The ‘green carpet’ of the reds, leaders of the championship classification, with 68 points – ten points ahead … Read more

Do not escalate the situation, the Russians urged the US. And they awarded the pilots for destroying the American drone

“We were on combat alert when we got the order to take off. As one of two crews, we caught up with a drone that was about to cross the state border. After take-off, we approached him and performed maneuvers so that he abandoned his intention,” described the course of the mission for which he … Read more

The Colón honors Gerardo Gandini, visionary of music, cinema and literature

10 years without Gerardo Gandini and a cycle that pays homage to the visionary musician (Photo: Arnaldo Colombaroli) The CETC (Centro de Experimentación del Teatro Colón) begins its 2023 season with Gandini on Stagea program of concerts that will also open the Focus Gandinithe proposal of the Theater to honor the legacy of the composer … Read more

THE BALL – RB Bragantino de Caixinha is eliminated and misses the meeting with Abel Ferreira in the Paulistão final (Brazil)

RB Bragantino, owned by Pedro Caixinha, failed to qualify for the final of the São Paulo championship, where Palmeiras already was. The club lost on penalties to Água Santa, the surprise team of this championship, which will be in the final for the first time. Água Santa won on penalties by 4-2, after a 1-1 … Read more

THE BALL – Portugal crushes Hungary and takes third place in the European (Futsal)

Portugal thrashed, this Sunday, Hungary, by 12-0, and was in third place in the European women’s futsal. After defeating Spain (2-3), two-time champions, in the semi-finals, the team crushed the hosts with goals from Gabriella Kota, Carla Vanessa (3), Sara Ferreira, Lídia Moreira, Carolina Rocha (2), Fifó (2), Janice Silva and Pisko. After the silver … Read more

THE BALL – Bellerín’s absence confirmed: Amorim’s squad for London (Sporting)

Sporting are leaving for London, where tomorrow they face Arsenal in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League (2-2 in Alvalade). Those summoned were not disclosed, but it was possible to identify them upon arrival at the airport – a delegation led by President Frederico Varandas. In addition to Coates … Read more

THE BALL – AZ Alkmaar dispatches Real Madrid and sets up a meeting with Sporting (Youth League)

AZ Alkmaar beat Real Madrid 4-0 this afternoon and are Sporting’s opponents in the Youth League final four, to be played on April 21 in Nyon, Switzerland. After beating Barcelona 3-0 in the previous round, the Dutch team maintained their appetite for defeating Spanish opponents, and in Wijdewormer, in the Netherlands, they did not give … Read more

A BOLA – Águias renew with goalkeeper who won under-20 Intercontinental Cup (Benfica)

Benfica announced, this Tuesday, the contract renewal of Pedro Souza, a 20-year-old goalkeeper. The Portuguese-Brazilian is in his sixth season with the Eagles and is part of the Reds’ B team, having won the under-20 Intercontinental Cup this season, held in Uruguay. Pedro Souza, who was national youth champion in 2018/2019, was «proud» for renewing … Read more