Month: March 2020

‘We deserved to win silverware’: Exclusive Interview with Benfica and Portugal Legend Nuno Gomes

March 31, 2020

689 club appearances, 254 goals. 79 international caps, 29 goals. He represented the Seleção at 3 UEFA European Championships and 2 FIFA World Cups. A man revered throughout Europe for his technical ability, his craft and a deadly eye for goal. We are of course talking about Nuno Gomes. Nuno Gomes, born in Amarante, made […]

Bruno Fernandes wins Player of the Month: 3rd Portuguese Player To Do So

March 16, 2020

Bruno Fernandes was today awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award for February! The Portuguese midfielder has hit the ground running since his January transfer to Manchester United from Sporting CP. He beat competition from Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Wolves’ Matt Doherty and Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso. The award was given for […]

March 13, 2020

The Football Content Awards voting process has started and you can now vote for Próxima Jornada (Aaron Barton) as Best New Content Creator. If you follow the link below, click the dropdown bar to go to Best New Content Creator. Then type in Próxima Jornada (Aaron Barton) and click done! No sign up needed. Click […]

Próxima Jornada Player of the Week: Francisco Trincão

March 8, 2020

This weeks Próxima Jornada Player of the Week goes to SC Braga’s Francisco Trincão after his inspired performance against Portimonense on Friday! This was Braga’s first match under new manager Cústodio following Rúben Amorim’s departure to Sporting CP and Trincão wasted no time in showing his new manager exactly what he is capable of. He […]

“He can go as far as he wants to” | Diego Simeone retains faith in João Félix

March 6, 2020

Diego Simeone today spoke on João Félix in his Pre-Sevilla press conference, tipping the Portuguese wonderkid to “go far if he wants to.” João’s €126 million move to Atlético Madrid from SL Benfica has been marred by injuries and inconsistency so far this season, with João showing glimpses of his brilliance in the matches he […]

Sporting CP hire Rúben Amorim for the 3rd highest transfer fee paid for a manager.

March 5, 2020

Sporting CP today hired SC Braga manager Rúben Amorim, triggering his €10 million release clause, making him the 3rd highest transfer fee paid for a manager. André Vilas-Boas to Chelsea and Brendan Rodgers to Leicester the only other managers to command a bigger fee than Amorim This is just the latest in strange decisions coming […]

March 5, 2020

SC Braga today announced that Custódio Castro is the new head coach following Ruben Amorim’s departure to Sporting CP. This is a step up for Custódio who has been leading SC Braga’s U17 side until today. He has done very well with the Juniores, who are 2nd in the Juniores B Liga. His side have […]

Próxima Jornada x Classic Football Shirts: 10 of the Greatest Seleção shirts

March 4, 2020

One of the things every football fan gets excited for, especially before a major tournament, is undoubtedly the kits. Seeing each brand roll out their individual designs before a World Cup or a European Championships makes the competition seem that much closer and drives excitement tenfold. With the ever increasing importance of image and brand […]

Próxima Jornada Player of the Week: Ryan Gauld

March 1, 2020

This weeks edition of Próxima Jornada Player of the Week is scooped by SC Farense’s Ryan Gauld! The 24-year-old Scottish attacker netted his first ever career hat-trick against Académico Viseu, helping his side to a 3-1 win which sees SC Farense sit 2nd, level on points with Nacional at the top of LigaPro, Portugal’s second […]