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footballportugal Podcast – 11/01/10

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Welcome back for our first podcast of 2010 … and the second anniversary of the footballportugal Podcast!!!

With all the players fresh from their Christmas break you’d expect the fans to be flocking back to the stadiums to watch some live football once again. However, the stadiums were noticeable for their vast areas of empty seating, nowhere more so than FC Porto’s Dragão, which was half-deserted for their fortunate 3-2 win over União de Leiria, Helton providing the heroics in the last moments of the game. Attendances were better at Braga and Sporting, both teams putting in fine performances to beat Nacional and Leixões respectively. Sporting striker Saleiro is catching our eye right now and we talk about his chances of making the Portugal squad for WC 2010. Benfica took thousands of fans to Rio Ave as they struggled to beat a strong side, the class of Saviola proving to be the difference between the two.

In the second part of the podcast we go over the winter transfers so far, Naval’s alleged forged documents which could see them thrown out of the league, and the 25th anniversary of the death of the legendary José Maria Pedroto.

Please keep your comments coming. We’ll be back for another podcast next week.

Thanks for listening,

Steve and Phil

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footballportugal Podcast – 08/12/09

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

A three-part podcast this week concentrating on the weather, re-gained form and tough draws.

In part one we focus on three games which were hit by terrible atmospheric conditions this weekend. Firstly, there was the shambolic game played out between Rio Ave and Belenenses that finished goalless. Then there was the 1-1 draw between Leixões and Braga played on a pitch which looked like a tractor had ploughed a course through the centre of it. Finally, Benfica and Académica just about managed to play 70 minutes in half decent conditions before the game turned into farce. Benfica’s 4-0 victory brings out deserved praise for Cardozo and Saviola from the pair of us.

In part 2 we look at Porto’s return to form after their convincing 4-1 win at Guimarães. We also discuss the mixed fortunes of Sporting, who return to their winning ways after six games without a victory. We also give a full description of one of the most surreal goals in the history of football. And there’s news of Cristiano going AWOL at Paços, while Mitchel van der Gaag’s all-powerful Marítimo go from strength to strength.

Finally, in part 3 we give our opinion on Portugal’s group for the World Cup in South Africa 2010.

Please keep you comments coming. We’ll be back next week for more Portuguese football analysis in English.