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Though helped along by a terrible mishap from Nuno, Rueben Amorim's early goal helped Benfica win their second consecutive league cup (Photo: Alexandre Pona) A heated first-half contest between S.L. Benfica and FC Porto in the Taça da Liga final resulted in some questionable keeping from Nuno and an emphatic 3-0 victory for Benfica. The [...] Benfica were simply too much for Paços de Ferreira on Sunday, overruning their midfield to secure the top spot in the Liga Sagres (Photo: Lusa) Paços de Ferreira deserves credit for the fine fight but their efforts were simply not enough to hold off an unyielding Benfica. Goals from Ruben Amorim, Javier Saviola, and league-leading [...] A night to remember: Yannick Djaló put in one of his finest performances for Sporting, helping defeat Porto 3-0 (Photo: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images) In earlier years it would have been a title decider. Despite the ups and downs of both Sporting and Porto this season, however, the match still held intrigue beyond simply the pride [...] Matheus was gifted Braga's first goal in the club's 3-1 win over visiting Ohlanense. (Photo: ZumaPress) One week ago Olhanense’e trip to S.C. Braga would have been an overlooked fixture. Braga was atop the Liga Sagres having allowed only nine goals in twenty matches while Olhanense was trying to avoid being pulled into a [...] Pablo Aimar scored Benfica's first as part of his stunning midfield performance (Photo:EFE/Manuel De Almeida) Benfica entered the Estádio da Luz for the second leg of their Europa League tie with Hertha Berlin with only the slightest of advantages—clinging to their away goal lead after a disappointing match against the German side last week. [...] Radamel Falcao's brace for Porto was only part of the overwhelming defeat of Braga on Sunday night The Dragão housed its second significant match of the week as Porto looked to carry over their determined Champions League victory over Arsenal in midweek with a solid performance against Sporting Braga. For their part. Braga hoped to shed [...] After a dodgy first few minutes, Everton took complete control of their Europa League match versus Sporting Portugal, only to see their hard work nearly undone in the final minutes. Leading 2-0, a late foul by Sylvain Distin resulted in a penalty and a red card, eliminating him from selection for the return leg in [...]
When a player you have watched for many years apparently commits suicide in a dramatic and public way, it’s difficult to find proper words to put on paper or enter into a computer. A day later, I [...] These thoughts were written for the final segment of the November 11, 2009 version of Inside the Six. You can hear the audio version of them through the inline player, below, or the Flash player at the right. Please email me if you feel like talking about any of your experiences or your [...] |
 
 
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