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  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Tottenham Very Close to Joao Moutinho

    The Portuguese international midfielder Joao Moutinho has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League all summer long after impressing for Portugal in Euro 2012, and it seems that Tottenham, poised to make more than one big signing on the last day of the transfer window, are quite close to signing him.

  • Champions League 2012-2013: Group Stage Draw

    As always, the Champions League group stage draw produced a group of death, as Group D will feature Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax, who will be in for a rough couple of months. The European Champions, Chelsea were drawn with Juventus, Shakhtar and Nordsjaelland, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich got rather comfortable teams to deal with.

  • Hulk – Ready to Leave Porto and Join Chelsea

    Maybe it was all about waiting for the Olympic tournament to be over, so he can fully concentrate on bringing a gold medal back to Brazil. Hulk had a good tournament, but failed at the finish line, losing to Mexico 1-2 in the final. Now he feels ready to move on, leave Porto and join a Premier League team, probably Chelsea.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Hulk too Expensive for Chelsea

    By now, Hulk should have been in London playing for Chelsea, but Porto just want move or budge from their release clause, wanting an astronomical €70 million for the Brazilian striker, which, understandably, as put off all potential suitors at the moment.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing Joao Moutinho

    After impressing for most of the tournament, Joao Moutinho’s finale in Euro 2012 was missing in the penalty shootout against Spain. The FC Porto midfielder shouldn’t be too down as it turns out, with Manchester United and Alex Ferguson reported to be chasing the 25 year old.

  • Hulk Will Be Chelsea’s Second Big Signing of the Summer

    Brazilian striker Givanildo Vieira de Souza, known to most simply as Hulk, will be switching the blue & white stripes of FC Porto for the all-blue of Chelsea, apparently the only club willing to bid anything even remotely close to the £80 million release clause the Portuguese champions are asking for.

  • Porto’s Hulk is the Next Big Name on Transfer Row

    Brazilian striker Hulk is about to complete his fourth season with FC Porto, winning the title for the third time in four seasons while scoring 16 goals this year for the club in the league. Despite not recieving any concrete offers yet, it seems Hulk is ready to move on to bigger and better.

  • Benfica vs Porto – The Game That Sent The Title North?

    Hulk opened the scoring, Oscar Cardozo’s brace gave Benfica the lead in the second half, but a red card and Porto’s superior side eventually got the two goals that might bring them the title for a sixth time in seven seasons, winning the O Classico 3-2 in dramatic fashion, taking sole lead of the Primeira Liga in Portugal.

  • More Lionel Messi and a Touch of Fabregas (Barcelona vs FC Porto)

    The unofficial opener to the season, the European Super Cup, was dominated, and won by – Barcelona (2-0). Who else? The Midas touch continued for Barcelona and Guardiola, mostly thanks to Lionel Messi, who scored the opener (with a lot of luck) and brilliantly set up the second goal, Cesc Fabregas debut goal for the club. Porto weren’t much of an opposition.

  • Amazing Freddy Guarin Goal

    Watch an amazing goal from Porto’s Colombian Freddy Guarin, scoring for way way out in their win over Maritimo.