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footballportugal Podcast – 25/05/09

Monday, May 25th, 2009

It’s the last weekend of league football in Portugal and the penultimate podcast of the 2009/2010 season; Phil’s kept the tears at bay to make it following Boavista’s shock descent into the dark depths of the Portuguese third tier.

In part 1 of the podcast we’ll focus on the teams that went down from the Liga as well as those who came up. Going down are Belenenses, who lost 3-1 at Benfica. Brazillian striker Saulo will take a large share of the blame, needlessly being sent off before half-time with Belenenses level at 1-1. benfica coach Quique Flores did a lap of (dis)honour after the game and was generally applauded by Benfiquistas. Joining Belenenses will be Trofense, losing1-0 away to Paços, whose goalscorer William came back from a long lay-off to score the winner. Coming up from the Liga de Honra will be União de Leiria, who have had a magnificent turn-around this season largely due to their coach, Manuel Fernandes, who took them from 13th in November to 2nd at the end of the season. Going down from the Liga da Honra are Boavista and Gondomar, with Fátima and Chaves replacing them.

In part 2, we concentrate on the festas do título taking place at Olhanense and Porto as the two clubs take their Liga da Honra and Liga crowns, respectively. Olhanense win the prize for most imaginative face paint and hair dye, but Porto have the far bigger celebration, their open-top bus parading through the streets of the city until the early hours.

As mentioned at the beginning and end of the podcast, we want your votes for player of the season 2009 /2010. Please send an e-mail to info@footballportugalpodcast.com, specifying who you think were the top 5 players of the season and in what order. Get your votes in before midday on Monday June 1st and we’ll compile the votes to create a footballportugal Podcast player of the season.

Looking forward to hearing your opinions and receiving your votes.

Steve and Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – 27/04/09

Monday, April 27th, 2009

We’ve got a little bit of politics for you in this, our 50th podcast. With last Saturday being the 35th anniversary of ‘The Carnation Revolution’ here in Portugal, we devote the second half of the pod to a beginner’s guide to what happened on 25th April 1974. Along with some historical details, we also give our own opinions on what the revolution means to the majority of Portuguese who are too young to actually recall the event first hand. Not only that, but we’ll play out with the fantastic song which signalled the start of the revolution to the waiting troops, E Depois do Adeus by Paulo de Carvalho.

The first half of the podcast will be a bit more conventional: an overview of the events of the week on the football pitches of Portugal. The finalists of the Taça de Portugal have been decided, Paços de Ferreira making the first trip to Jamor in their 59-year history to face FC Porto.

In the league, there’s no change at the top with all three Grandes winning. At the bottom of the table, Trofense are looking doomed after a last minute goal saw them lose 1-0 away to Braga. Belenenses join them in the drop zone after a 1-2 home defeat to Nacional.

Please feel free to comment or correct any aspect of the podcast; there may be many things we’ve left out or got wrong with regards to ‘The Carnation Revolution’, and we’ll be happy to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for listening,

Steve & Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – 09/03/09

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Welcome once again to our podcast sobre futebol português … in English. In part 1 we report on the action that took place in the Liga at the weekend. There’s no change at the top, with Porto crushing a limp Leixões 1-4 in Matosinhos. Leixões’ display was so weak that rumours are flowing that the game might’ve been fixed, RTP analyst Rui Santos suggesting on Sunday that Leixões ‘keeper Beto made little effort to save some of Porto’s goals. Benfica didn’t have it so easy, grinding out a tough 1-2 away win against Naval in the seaside town of Figueira da Foz. Sporting had a far more comfortable experience, winning 2-0 at home against Paços thanks to early goals from Liedson and Derlei. Braga dropped points away at Estrela da Amadora, who were unlucky not to win. At the bottom of the table, both Belenenses and Trofense lost, making their position in the Liga even more precarious.

In Part 2 we give ourselves yet another chance to discuss Portuguese mineral water by focussing on the Liga Vitalis, aka the Liga de Honra, the second tier. Top of the table are Jorge Costa’s Olhanense, with their ex-pat claque, who are a point clear of the Azorean team Santa Clara. Down at the bottom of the table, Phil’s beloved Boavista are dangerously close to the drop-zone, having been beaten at the weekend by fellow relegation battlers Oliveirense.

We also preview Porto’s Champions League second leg against Atlético Madrid and the heightened security necessary for the game.

Please add you comments about the podcast, especially your opinions regarding Rui Santos’ allegations of match fixing, and also: What is the hidden ingredient in Luso mineral water that is good for cats but bad for us humans?

Thanks for listening,

Steve and Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – 25/08/08

Monday, August 25th, 2008

The newly-named Liga Sagres has kicked off and our podcast is back to its usual Monday night schedule. This week we review the weekend’s results in full. The two Vítórias, Guimarães and Setúbal, battle out a 1-1 draw. Guimarães are struggling without the very effective Brazillian winger Alan, who moved in the summer to Jorge Jesus’ promising Sporting Braga. They beat Paços de Ferreira 0-2 at Mata Real. Trofense learn the pitfalls of zonal defending, conceding 3 goals in the first 30 minutes of their Liga début away to Sporting. They would eventually get a goal back thanks to a non-existent penalty given by referee Paulo Baptista, a decision that saw Paulo Bento screaming for justice after a series of poor refereeing decisions that have afflicted his Sporting side. It’s business as usual at the Dragão as Porto beat Belenenses comfortably 2-0 thanks to goals by Mariano and Hulk, and Benfica drop 2 points in their first game of the season, drawing 1-1 away to Rio Ave in foggy Vila do Conde. One of the biggest worries for Benfica is the poor form of their new Argentinian playmaker Pablo Aimar who failed to impress during the pre-season and looked lost for long periods on Sunday.

In part 2 we review Carlos Queiroz’s first game in charge of the Selecção, who won 5-0 against that mighty power of international football, the Faroe Islands. Less successful were the U-21 side, who were comfortably defeated 3-2 by the Czech Republic in a game where Inter Milan midfileder Pelé completely lost his head with a dangerous tackle that saw him taking an early bath.

Finally, in part 3 we talk about recent transfer speculation involving FC Porto’s Ricardo Quaresma, Benfica’s Nélson and the loan of Sporting’s Fabio Paim to Chelsea. We also look forward to next weekend’s fixtures, especially the Benfica v FC Porto clássico, and the European games involving Braga and Guimarães.

Please contact us with any feedback either here on the site or by e-mail at info@footballportugalpodcast.com

Thanks for listening.

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