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footballportugal Podcast – 28/10/09

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

A three part, fifty minute plus podcastão this week because we can’t stop talking about Portuguese football in English, or soccer, or futebol, or whatever.

In part 1 we concentrate on the teams who played games with new managers last weekend, there were 5 games in total in which managers served their debuts for their new teams. Our favourite game involved Manuel Fernandes, moving from Leiria to Setúbal where his new team beat Leixões 1-0 in a highly entertaining game. His old team, Leiria are now managed by Lito Vidigal and they beat Naval 2-0. Marítimo played against Paços, a game featuring two new managers which the home side won 3-1. Ex-Paços manager Paulo Sergio’s new team, Guimarães, played well in a 1-1 draw with Sporting who are looking severely lacklustre. Finally we analyse André Vilas Boas’ debut in charge Acádemica, who put in a fine performance but lost 3-2 away at Porto, who are being described as the worst Porto team in a decade.

Part 2 is dedicated to teams with more stable management structures, Braga dropped points for the first time away at Rio Ave and Benfica thrash their opposition yet again, this time Nacional 6-1. The game had a fantastic performance from Fábio Coentrão in the unconventional position of left-back, leaving observers to wonder just what his future holds if he decides to maintain this position permanently.

Finally, in part 3 we talk about Portugal’s strange ticketing procedure for the World Cup play-off game, the Taça de Portugal draw and we invite listeners to help us form the Makers of Electrical Appliances 11. We’ve got Jean Sony of Leixões playing on the right flank and Cassio of Paços between the sticks, are there any other players from the world of football to complete the team?

Please keep the comments coming, give your electrical appliance maker suggestions and we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Steve and Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – 18/05/09

Monday, May 18th, 2009

It’s a big fight special on this week’s podcast as we focus on the various battles taking place in Portuguese league football.

Jorge Jesus is the cherry on the cake that nobody is willing to share. The current Braga manager is rumoured to be moving to Benfica at the end of the season, but the speckle-haired manager is refusing to say anything. Other sources are suggesting he is being groomed to be a future manager of FC Porto and there are even suggestions that he will move to Sporting, the team he is allegedly a lifelong supporter of.

At the bottom of the Liga, the fight for relegation will go down to the wire with Belenenses beating fellow relegation fighters Rio Ave and Trofense and Setúbal both losing. If Setúbal and Rio Ave win their games next weekend, they’ll be safe, while Belenenses and Trofense have to win and hope that results go their way in other games.

In the Liga Vitalis, Algarve team Olhanense gain promotion to the top flight. The other place will be decided next week between União de Leiria and Santa Clara. Down at the bottom, Boavista breathe easier with a 1-2 win at Estoril, a game attended by Steve and Phil. The two teams above Boavista, Gondomar and Oliveirense, both lost. So, as long as Boavista beat Sporting Covilhã next week, they’ll be safe.

Please let us know your thoughts on this week’s podcast by leaving a comment on the site.

Thanks for listening,

Steve and Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – Supertaça & New Season Special

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Welcome back to another season and another podcast. As regular listeners will have come to expect, this podcast is in three parts and aims to bring you up to date with the new 2008/2009 Portuguese football/soccer season.

In Part 1 we review Sporting’s 2-0 Supertaça victory against FC Porto (the Supertaça is played between last season’s Champions and the Taça de Portugal winners). The best team definitely won, Yannick Djalo scoring both goals to defeat what looked like a very much weakened Porto side still trying to recover from the loss of José Bosingwa and Paulo Assunção. Beyond the two Supertaça finalists, SL Benfica have assembled a group of new and exciting players and finally look a bit organised thanks to the modern techniques of coach Quique Flores. Although they lost last night’s first ever Eusébio Cup to Inter Milan on penalties, the future is certainly looking bright for Benfica.

In Part 2 we look at the outside contenders for the Liga title, Vitória Guimarães and Sporting Braga. Neither team were particulalry impressive in European competition this week, and with Porto’s cold shouldering of Guimarães, the family of Dom Afonso look a lot weaker team than they did last year, and with the addition of Benfica rejects Luis Filipe and Nuno Assis, one can only fear the worst for Guimarães. On the other hand, Braga seem rejuivenated, stealing Portista Alan from their neighbours and rivals and making shrewd signings in Meyong and Eduardo. Alongside the great and somewhat psychotic manager Jorge Jesus, they are definitely the team to watch this season.

In Part 3 we look over Carlos Quieros’ first squad as National Team coach and give our opinions on whether he is the right man for the job.

Please leave any comments you might have via the message function on the site, and if you have any queries about the podcast you need us to answer, contact us by e-mail at info@footballportugalpodcast.com .

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footballportugal Podcast – 28/04/08

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The tension is mounting as the season draws to a close.

In part 1 we focus on the teams aiming to get those Champions League spots. Benfica stay in with a shout after beating a soon to be Jorge Jesus-less Belenenses 2-0. Despite wide spread rumours suggesting Porto would make things easy for Guimarães, Ricardo Quaresma inspires the Dragons to a 5-0 thrashing. The Vítoria supporters are out in force… so much so that the Guimarães team bus had a hard job getting into the stadium. Finally, Sporting amble on, coming from behind to beat Marítimo 2-1 thanks to two goals by the normally useless Romagnoli.

In part 2 the focus is on the battle against relegation. Leiria give up the fight but Leixões keep on punching with their 1-3 away win. Paços lose 1-2 away to an António Caldas-managed Braga and Nacional manager/thug Pedrag Jokanovic is under fire from the Nacional supporters as they lose 0-3 at home to Académica, who are now safe from the drop. Boavista lose away to Naval thanks to a Delfim goal, who is then sent off in the second half. We also have more on the drama unfolding in the Liga da Honra and yet more insight into Portuguese natural spring water.

Finally, in part 3 we talk about the various nicknames, or alcunhas, of some of the more famous Portuguese players, presidents and teams. We’re sure to have missed out loads so we’d be really grateful if you could let us know of any interesting ones that we’ve forgotten to mention. Leave your messages in the comments section of the site or e-mail us at info@footballportugalpodcast.com

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footballportugal Podcast – 22/04/08

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

With so much drama both on and off the pitch in the last seven days here in Portugal, it’s no wonder why we’re returning this week with our biggest ever podcast.

In part 1 we analyse last week’s Taça de Portugal semi-finals. Setúbal choke in a packed Bonfim to a ruthless FC Porto, who book their ticket to Jamor with a simpe 3-0 win. The other semi-final was without a doubt the game of the year and probably the game of the decade here in Portugal. Sporting, 2-0 down to Benfica at home, come back to beat their local rivals 5-3. We have a first hand account of the game, the Olés of the Benfiquistas before half-time, Rui Costa’s four letter tirade to Chalana after Di Maria was substituted for Sepsi, Derlei’s touchline hysterics and the never ending limits to Maxi Pereira’s awfulness. We also talk briefly about Karen Jardel.

In Part 2 we look at the various league results of the past seven days. A run of 3 straight defeats means it’s curtains for Manuel Machado at Sporting Braga, who lost 4-1 away to Marítimo last Saturday. The battle for The Champions League spots gets more perverse as the season draws to its end. Guimarães draw away to Académica 0-0, Benfica unsuprisingly lose 2-0 at Porto and the big surprise of the weekend was bottom of the league Leiria’s 4-1 annihilation of Sporting. Benfica make the news for events off the pitch as their President Luís Filipe Vieira starts to fall rapidly out of favour with the Benfiquistas. In the battle at the bottom Leixões draw 0-0 with Amadora and Paços draw 2-2 with Naval. Serious affairs off the pitch at Boavista where a player’s strike is called off at the last minute as the board of directors struggle to find the money to pay the player’s salaries. Not only that, but the Boavista directors get well and truly duped by a so called multi-millionaire, Sergio Silva, who convinces them he can save the club but ends up being interviewed by police for fraud. Finally, we report on the official footballportugal Podcast day out in Belém as we watch Belenenses destroy Setúbal 5-0. Not only was the game amazing but the gossiping Belenenses supporters share all their knowledge with us about the possible future destination of their manager Jorge Jesus.

Finally, in part 3 we give a round up of the possible ups and downs in the Liga Vitalis/Liga da Honra/Second Division.

Keep the comments coming – either leave them here on the site or e-mail us at: info@footballportugalpodcast.com

Thanks for listening.

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