National Team
The latest news and views concerning the Seleção.
Fernando Santos’ Portugal Squad for November Fixtures
Portugal manager Fernando Santos today announced his 25-man squad for A Seleção’s matches with Andorra (Friendly – 11/11) , France (Nations League – 14/11) and Croatia (Nations League -17/11). The Notable Inclusions Wolves’ Pedro Neto recieves his first senior call-up, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to do so! The 19-year-old has […]
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2020 Quinas de Ouro Winners Announced
The 2020 Quinas de Ouro winners were announced today by the FPF (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol). The awards ceremony recognises the work done by Portuguese athletes and coaches during the 2019/20 season and is organised by A Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF), do Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol (SJPF) and da Associação Nacional de […]
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Portugal’s New Golden Generation
A Seleção, Portugal’s national team, is currently enjoying the best period in its 99-year history. Fernando Santos’ men are the current European champions, UEFA Nations League champions and have one of the best squads in world football both in terms of quality and depth. However, even after all of the glory and ecstasy of the […]
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Florentino Luís to Monaco: The Expert’s View with Julien Laurens
Earlier this month, midfield prodigy Florentino Luís left Benfica for AS Monaco on a season long loan. After a difficult 2019/20 season that saw him start just eight games, the U17 and U20 European champion arrives in France looking for an increase in his playing time in order to aid his development and fulfil his […]
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UEFA U21 Euro Qualifying: New Changes Explained
Portugal continued their fine form in their UEFA European Championship qualifying tonight with an emphatic 4-0 win over Cyprus. Diogo Leite scored twice and goals from both Jota and João Mário meant Portugal stay second in their qualifying group with four wins and one defeat from five matches. It was the Esperanças’ first game since the 19th […]
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Portugal National Team Return to Action: Full Schedule
Fernando Santos’ men will return to action in September. The defending European and Nations League champions will play EIGHT matches in the space of 74 days between September and November of this year. Friendlies with Spain and Andorra have been added to the existing schedule of Nations League matches with Croatia, Sweden and France. The […]
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The Portuguese in Premier League: By Numbers
The Premier League is returning on Wednesday following the COVID-19 mid-season postponement. Many of the leagues around Europe have already returned, Primeira Liga being one of them, but for many, this is the league they’ve been waiting for. At Próxima Jornada we are just as excited for the league’s return espeically given that there are […]
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Rony Lopes: The Interview
As we move towards the end of May, the footballing world also moves towards resumption. Bundesliga football is back in Germany, Liga NOS will return on the 3rd of June and La Liga is likely to be back around the 8th of June. Aaron Barton spoke to Sevilla and Portugal international Rony Lopes in an […]
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The Diogo Jota Conundrum
The main body of this article was taken from a longer Próxima Jornada piece entitled Portugal: A Goalscoring Problem? This can be found by clicking the green link. Diogo Jota is a relative newcomer to the Seleção set-up, but the 23-year-old is a player that many believe could be a valuable asset to Portugal in […]
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Portugal: A Goalscoring Problem? A Closer Look
Yesterday, Raphaël Guerreiro became the second top Portuguese scorer across Europe’s Top 5 leagues behind only Cristiano Ronaldo. One side of the coin is that Raphaël is doing extremely well, excelling in a more advanced role for Borussia Dortmund. Since the resumption of the Bundesliga following the enforced break, he has managed to find the […]
Read MoreYour Favourite Portuguese Players
As you may have seen on Twitter, Próxima Jornada recently asked you to submit your 5 favourite Portuguese players of all time with a reason for each player. The beauty of football is that, for the most part, it is subjective. Each player can mean something entirely different to each individual supporter. We can feel […]
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Portugal donate 50% of Euro 2020 prize to support amateur football
The Federação Portuguesa do Futebol (FPF) yesterday announced that the national team’s players, the technical team and the staff have decided to give half of the qualification prize for Euro 2020 to the fund created to assist amateur football. The ‘fundo de Apoio às Competições’ has been created by the FPF and will support non-professional […]
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