Cold night in Arouca. This is certainly what awaits Benfica in today’s trip, at 21.15 hours, to the village in the district of Aveiro, located in Serra da Freita. The estimated temperature for the game time points to three degrees, but it is quite possible that the thermal sensation is much lower. A freezing night… … Read more
The Russian mercenaries of the Wagner group gained notoriety with the war in Ukraine, but they have long been Vladimir Putin’s armed wing, especially in Africa. The group is not called Wagner by chance. It uses the nickname of the former composer of classical music, Richard Wagner, one of Adolf Hitler’s favorites, for whom Dmitriy … Read more
The Spaniard Pulpis, coach of Benfica’s senior men’s futsal team, who on Saturday night qualified for the League Cup final after thrashing SC Braga 6-1, in the second semi-final of the ‘Final 8 ‘ of the competition, taking place at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Gondomar, does not believe in facilities in the decisive game of … Read more
Barcelona defeated Girona (1-0), but saw Ousmane Dembélé leave injured and the first diagnosis advances to a break between two to three weeks, so the winger could miss the match against Manchester United, for the Europa League. Coach Xavi Hernández was obviously very disappointed with the French international’s injury, as he is one of the … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti was again faced with the controversy surrounding the refereeing in the last derby against Atlético Madrid, for the King’s Cup. The Italian, however, responded diplomatically to questions related to the rival’s harsh criticism, namely regarding the statement from Ángel Gil Marín, the club’s chief executive officer. mattress. “I didn’t read (the statement), but … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti was again faced with the controversy surrounding the refereeing in the last derby against Atlético Madrid, for the King’s Cup. The Italian, however, responded diplomatically to questions related to the rival’s harsh criticism, namely regarding the statement from Ángel Gil Marín, the club’s chief executive officer. mattress. “I didn’t read (the statement), but … Read more
Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open by beating Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final in two hours and 28 minutes. With the conquest of the first trophy of her career in Grand Slam tournaments, the Belarusian tennis player will jump from fifth to second place in the ranking female, just behind the Polish … Read more
Antoine Kombouaré, coach of Nantes, praised João Victor, the Brazilian central defender who will play for the Ligue 1 club on loan from Benfica until the end of the season. “With Nicolas Pallois injured and possible suspensions, this was a position we needed to reinforce. It was a vital hire. I was able to observe … Read more
Stefanos Tsitsipas is one victory away from winning his first Grand Slam title and jumping, for the first time in his career, to the highest position in the world hierarchy. A dream that the 24-year-old Greek is closer to fulfilling after securing his presence in the Australian Open final with a partial victory of 7-6(2), … Read more
Ousmane Diomandé, a 19-year-old Ivorian central midfielder who is loaned to Mafra by Midtjylland, is Sporting’s target for this winter market but there is still no agreement for the transfer, despite the fact that the lions have already reached seven million euros. The sporting director of the Danish club, Svend Graversen, admits that he is … Read more