Porto v Benfica preview, courtesy of zeca => portugoal.net/club-news/4644…

Some of you lot just watch football to complain lol

Half volley, no other correct answer

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Patrick & Kevin Fernandes join us to dissect a HUGE weekend of football: • Benfica beat Porto 4-1 in O Clássico • Sporting fall 2 points behind Benfica after drawing with Braga • Could Boavista actually stay up? PLUS much more! Link below to listen ⤵

Gyökeres’ ball-striking just makes no sense. Makes it look so simple. No placement, just a dry strike on target and it finds its way in 9 times out of 10

Gary Lineker: “I know where I stand —against the mass murder of thousands of children (in Gaza)…” When told the BBC must be impartial, he points out that it wasn’t on Ukraine. When told it all started on Oct 7, he rightly corrects it: “It started way before Oct 7…”

New Long Ball Futebol podcast out! ⚽️ Four-goal Viktor Gyökeres demolishes Boavista ⚽️ Benfica stay hot on Sporting’s tails with AVS thrashing ⚽️ Porto fall to shock defeat at Estrela da Amadora ⚽️ Vitória continue to impress under Luís Freire 🎧 portugoal.net/podcasts/4712-…

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Patrick joins us to discuss: • Viktor Gyökeres demolishes Boavista • Benfica put 6 past AVS • Estrela batter Porto in shock result PLUS much more! Link below to listen ⤵

New Long Ball Futebol podcast out! ⚽️ Title Race Benfica & Sporting play out a 1-1 draw, advantage Sporting ⚽️ Relegation battle Wins for AVS & Farense see Boavista plunge to the bottom of the table, drag Estrela into the dogfight 🎧 Listen here => portugoal.net/podcasts/4753-…

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 This week Patrick joins us to discuss: • A draw in the Lisbon derby takes the title race to the final day of the season! • AVS and Farense get HUGE wins • Boavista drop to bottom of the table PLUS much more! Link below to listen ⤵

Gary Lineker losing your job as a consequence of standing for justice and humanity is a badge of honour. There will always be people who seek to misconsture what you say, but the world knows, and your legacy will testify, that you stood on the right side of humanity.

New Long Ball Futebol Podcast 🎙️ out! This week Albert & Barney are joined by Patrick Ribeiro, Andrew Batista and I to discuss the 2024/25 Primeira Liga season finale. ⚽️ Sporting champions ⚽️ Benfica can only draw v 10-man Braga ⚽️ Boavista & Farense relegated 🎧 portugoal.net/podcasts/4767-…

It’s Christmas tradition to read through this thread every year. Up there with the Christmas classics like Home Alone. Shakespeare was never this good

1990. You cannot fake this level of genuine support.

🚨 Vincent Kompany on Vinicius Jr, the racist episode and José Mourinho. ⤵️ Bayern & Germany 🎥

My parents would’ve said: “I don’t care if so-and-so failed in their exams too. Are they my child?”

Longest League winning streaks 25/26: Arsenal: 5 (matchday 6-10 and 16-20) Man City: 6 (matchday 13-18) And yet people think both sides are going to be faultless between now and the end of the season, with this much pressure on? I just can't see it... more twists to come!

The Skelly mis-use has been crazy. So much quality at his feet. The amount of times he could’ve deputised Zubimendi alongside Rice, this season…