Portugal Prime Minister António Costa has recently detailed the countries plans for the reopening of society, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Costa stated the scheduled date for the return of football supporters to stadiums is May 3rd and that the capacity of the stadiums will be chosen and authorised by the Direção-Geral de Saúde (DGS). Even better possible news is that, if the cases in Portugal … Continue reading Portuguese Government Announce Return to Stadium Plans

Seven seasons ago this small club from Estoril, a town 15 miles east of Lisbon, finished in fourth place in Portugal’s top-flight under the tutelage of Marco Silva, making it the clubs highest ever Primeira Liga finish. Just four years later, they finished rock bottom in the Liga and dropped once more to the Segunda Liga. For the last two seasons, the club attempted to … Continue reading Estoril Praia – On Their Way Up

As with any Primeira Liga season, we are seeing young gems come to the fore and impress with their performances. Aaron Barton for Próxima Jornada looks at the top six under-23 performers so far this season based on their average WhoScored ranking. Key: Name – Age – Club – Nationality – Position – WhoScored rating out of 10. Pedro ‘Pote’ Gonçalves – 22 – Sporting … Continue reading Six of the Best in Primeira Liga: The Top Performing U23 Talents So Far

The FPF (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol) today announced that there are to be pilot test games in the country this month. The Federation has held several meetings with the Ministry of Health and the Health Authority regarding the return of fans into stadiums and for the upcoming games, all three clubs could have a maximum of 15 percent of the capacity in the stadium. The … Continue reading Fans to Return for Porto, Braga and Benfica in Europe

CD Santa Clara v Gil Vicente is scheduled to be the first Primeira Liga match of the 2020/21 season to have fans in the stadium. It will be the first time supporters are permitted entry to a football stadium for a professional match since March and it will work as a pilot game. The Direção Regional de Saúde (DRS) approved the presence of the public … Continue reading Primeira Liga Match Set to Have Fans in Stadium

The UEFA Europa League Play-off draw took place earlier today, with Sporting CP and Rio Ave being the two Portuguese sides involved. The play-off is the FINAL qualifying stage in the Europa League and victory in this one-legged tie would see the side proceed into the group stages. There are already two Portuguese sides who are qualified for the group stages, SL Benfica and SC … Continue reading Europa League Play-off Draw | Sporting CP & Rio Ave