Tag: Portugal

  • Ricardo Quaresma Kicking Miguel Lopes During Portugal Training

    If you look at his resume, you’ll assume that Ricard Quaresma is extremely talented, but also incredibly problematic. The latter gets truer and truer with each passing season, as the Portuguese winger showed his ugly side during training, kicking teammate Miguel Lopes.

  • Euro 2012 – Portugal vs Czech Republic Summary

    Cristiano Ronaldo kept shooting at goal, hitting the post twice or just going wide of the goal. Eventually, a brilliant Joao Moutinho cross was met by Ronaldo’s head, to give Portugal a small but very justified 1-0 win over the Czech Republic, advancing to the Semi Finals of Euro 2012.

  • Where to Watch Portugal vs Czech Republic Live

    Not everyone has the chance to to see the Czech Republic facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals in the stadium or live on TV. For that, people invented online streaming, providing links to watch pretty much any match in the world as long as you have an internet connection. For pretty […]

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Shines Without the Real Madrid Jersey

    So Cristiano Ronaldo was in the usual position of getting hounded and criticized by the media for being too selfish; For not showing up in the big moments; For not playing at his best for his national team; For dividing the dressing room. Then came two goals that won the match for Portugal against the Netherlands, and the world went silent.

  • Euro 2012 – Group B Preview

    A group of death, like every big tournament needs. The Dutch were part of something similar four years ago, making it in flying colors, just like their qualifying campaign; Germany are the favorites of many to win Euro 2012, but Joachim Low’s squad is far from perfect; Portugal have only Ronaldo to base their hopes on while Denmark will try and shock everyone once again.

  • Euro 2012 Playoff Draw

    Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to go through Bosnia again to make a major tournament, as the Euro 2012 Playoff draw also pitted Ireland vs Estonia, Turkey vs Croatia and the Czech Republic against the tiny Montenegro.

  • Perfect Cristiano Ronaldo Free Kick Not Enough For Portugal in Denmark

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored another goal for the long, long career highlight film, but Portugal failed miserably in Denmark. Paulo Bento’s side looked under prepared and just not up to the task against a lesser side in Copenhagen, but Denmark and Morten Olsen proved once again that flair and impressive names don’t mean nothing without substance, spirit and effort.

  • 2010 World Cup Diary – Day 15

    Two weeks from the day we started, and we got us our last 16, with Brazil and Portugal boring us (and getting booed) in a 0-0 draw, while the Ivory Coast got their one win, just like in 2006, that doesn’t mean anything, joining North Korea (if no one defects) on the trip home. Meanwhile, in Group H, Spain avoided the meet with Brazil, getting Portugal instead, beating Chile 2-1 while trying to make us fall asleep in the final 20 minutes. Switzerland couldn’t get lucky like they did in the opening match vs Spain and were held to a 0-0 draw with Honduras, who got their first points in the tournament, but leave South Africa without scoring any goals.

  • 2010 World Cup Diary – Day 11

    Portugal sent the North Koreans packing with a 7-0 win, Chile impressed again, beating the Swiss 1-0 and Spain got a late start to the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Honduras – All the goals, best pictures and Iker Casillas’ hot hot girlfriend.

  • 2010 World Cup Diary – Day 5

    Another day that causes huge ambivalence – enjoying life with a World Cup in it, with three matches a day, but still not satisfied with the level of play and the amount of goals. All the goals from today’s matches, plus the usual – Best Fans and best picture, tables and top scorers.