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footballportugal Podcast – 25/02/08

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

A monster 50 minute podcast this week with some fantastic performances to talk about alongside some God awful ones.

In Part 1 we review the weekend’s results and the improving form of Nacional de Madeira, who haven’t conceded a goal for 490 minutes. Porto continue to impress with a mouth-watering 3-0 victory over Paços de Ferriera. Benfica draw yet again at home (1-1 with Braga) but there’s some dynamic light at the end of this tunnel and it’s not Binya’s new backwards throw-in technique. Rui Patrício takes the art of the frango to a higher plane as his butter fingers fail to hold the ball in Vítoria de Setúbal’s 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon. There’s a first person account of the poor refereeing decision that contributed to Belenenses’ 1-3 loss to Marítimo and a mate of a mate’s account of the first half of Estrela de Amadora against Leiria.

Part 2 revews the previous week’s European action and there is a public apology for all FC Nuremberg fans, we’re sorry, the wrong team won.

Finally, in Part 3, we preview this week’s Taça de Portugal fixtures and we talk about the dying embers of the long and mostly successful careers of Portugal’s “Golden Generation”.

As ever, you can contact us about anything by e-mail, info@footballportugalpodcast.com or alternatively, just leave a comment on the site.

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footballportugal Podcast – 18/02/08

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Do you want to know the latest news about Portuguese football (or as some call it, “soccer”), told to you by two English guys in Lisbon? Well, graças a deus, you’ve come to the right place.

Part 1 of the podcast sorts through the weekend’s results. Our admiration for Lisandro Lopes breaks new boundaries as he helps FC Porto thump Marítimo 3-0 in Madeira. Vitoria Guimarães manager Manuel Cajuda is our new “King of Cool” after his unflinching, chin-stroking response to Nacional manager Predrag Jokanovic’s psychotic attack upon him after Nacional’s 1-0 victory. Binya’s throw-in technique is analysed in full after Benfica’s boring 0-2 victory at Naval and Sporting continue to improve in a rain-soaked victory over Estrela de Amadora. Finally, don’t miss our rundown of the latest thing in goal celebrations, as Boavista’s Nigerian striker Charles Obi making his debut, gives us the “boot phone.”

Part 2 concentrates on the Portuguese teams in Europe. Braga miss two penalties and go down 3-0 to Werder Bremen, Sporting impress with a 2-0 victory over Basle and Benfica fail to impress, struggling to a 1-0 victory over Nuremberg. The game was somewhat overshadowed by some serious trouble inside and outside the ground and we give a first person perspective on the unfortunate events that occurred.

Finally, in part 3, we have the word of the week “claques” and we discuss exactly what they are and what they do. The influence of Boney-M over Sporting Lisbon’s chant-writers is critically assessed whilst the presence of such famous supporters as Boavista’s Manuel and Benfica’s Barbas is briefly reflected upon.

Keep your questions coming, we’ll try our best to respond to everything you ask us at some point in one of our shows or directly here on the site. You can contact us by e-mail, info@footballportugalpodcast.com or alternatively, just leave a comment on the site.

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footballportugal Podcast – 11th February 2008

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Welcome (back) once again to another information-packed podcast.

In Part 1 we review the weekend’s Taça de Portugal results. There was no romance at lowly Sertanense as Porto came away from their visit with a 0-4 victory. Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira 4-1, the star player for Benfica was arguably the referee, Augusto Duarte, who made several bizarre decisions in Benfica’s favour. Sporting dispatched Marítimo 2-1 at home, Liedson scoring the winner. We’ll also debate the difference between a half volley and a shot taken “on the bounce.”

In Part 2 we’ll preview the upcoming fixtures of the remaining Portuguese teams in Europe. FC Porto continue in the Champions League and Braga, Benfica and Sporting compete in the UEFA Cup. Plus there are some familar faces in the opposition teams, such as ex-Benfica player Carlitos, who plays for Basle, and ex-Portistas Diego and Hugo Almeida.

Finally in Part 3, we look at the trial, now under way, of Valentim Loureiro and Pinto da Sousa in the “Golden Whistle” scandal. We have 3 words of the week this week, topically connected to referees, so listen to find out why fans shout “palhaço!” and “gatuno!” at the “árbitro“. We’ll also discuss Portuguese President Cavaco Silva’s thoughts on the possibility of Portugal joint hosting the 2018 World Cup with Spain. Lastly, we’ll look forward to next weekend’s fixtures.

As ever, don’t hesitate to contact us, particularly with any questions you may have by either leaving a comment here on the site or e-mailing us at: info@footballportugalpodcast.com

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The footballportugal Podcast Selecção (not so) Special

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Are you convinced Cristiano Ronaldo is the finest player in the world? Do you believe Filipe Scolari will guide Portugal’s new golden generation to the final of Euro 2008? Well maybe you should listen to our new podcast, where we pick through the bones of Portugal’s defeat at the hands of Italy last night at the Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland. We’ll ask and answer the questions you yourselves may have about this ‘disaster’: Why did Scolari pack the midfield with ageing unfit players? Why was Ronaldo so ineffective? What positives can Portugal take from this result in the run up to Euro 2008?

In part 2 we review the previous weekend’s Liga results and discuss the possible resemblance between Porto’s new hot-shot striker Ernesto Farías and Chaci from the American 1970s sitcom, “Happy Days”. What’s more, we’ve discovered the heartwarming reason why Lisandro Lopes makes funny gestures with his hands every time he scores a goal. Both Benfica and Sporting stick to form, letting their fans down the second they believe they might have a chance in pegging back Porto’s now 10 point lead in the Liga. We’ll be looking into the rumours that Camacho is going to escape Benfica to return to the managerial hotseat of the Spanish national side and we’ll also try to reason why players like Belenenses’ Zé Pedro are unlikely to get a look in to Scolari’s Selecção. Last but not least, we’ll have a look at Boavista manager Jaime Pacheco’s no-holds-barred wrestling display against Paços de Ferriera.

Finally, in part 3, we look forward to the upcoming Taça de Portugal fixtures. The word of the week is “assobios“, we’ll tell you what it means and why Sporting left-back Pontus Farnerud was on the recieving end of a few of them. Finally, we answer k’s question about the main rivalries in Portuguese football.

We’ll be back next Monday, in the meantime, feel free to send us any comments or questions, either on the site or by e-mail at info@footballportugalpodcast.com

Thank you for listening.

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