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Confederations Cup
/ 7 years agoPortugal beat Mexico to finish third at Confed Cup
Moscow (AFP) – Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 7 years agoPortugal without Ronaldo for Mexico play-off
Moscow (AFP) – European champions Portugal will have to make do without captain Cristiano Ronaldo as they seek the consolation of...
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Portugal
/ 7 years agoExpanded World Cup ‘more competitive’ says Portugal coach
Lisbon (AFP) – FIFA’s expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026 will make football’s showpiece tournament “more competitive”,...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 7 years agoRonaldo, Santos honored at Globe Soccer Awards
Dubai (AFP) – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos scooped the top prizes at the...
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Portugal
/ 7 years agoRonaldo’s Portugal seal 2016 as year of the underdog
Madrid (AFP) – Inspired by Leicester City’s incredible Premier League success, underdogs also shone on the international stage in 2016 as...
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Belgium
/ 7 years agoBelgium rampant, Portugal survive scare in World Cup qualifiers
Paris (AFP) – Belgium hammered Estonia 8-1 to go clear in Group H, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal survived...
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Belgium
/ 8 years agoPogba fires France as Belgium, Portugal run riot
Amsterdam (AFP) – A searing first-half strike from Paul Pogba handed France a 1-0 win at rivals the Netherlands as Belgium...
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Portugal
/ 8 years agoPortugal’s Nani ruled out of Faroe Islands clash
Lisbon (AFP) – Valencia forward Nani has been ruled out of Portugal’s World Cup qualifier away against the Faroe Islands on...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 8 years agoFour-goal Ronaldo targets perfect run-in to Russia
Aveiro (Portugal) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo marked his international return with four goals in a 6-0 mauling of hapless Andorra on...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
/ 8 years agoRuthless Ronaldo hits four, France and Dutch run riot
Paris (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the opening four minutes on the way to a four-goal haul as European...