30/11/04 LeiriSport, the company that runs the Municipal Stadium in Leiria, has refused to accept any responsibility in the death of the Benfica fan
who fell from the second tier of the stand during the UDL v Benfica game Sunday and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards in hospital. The company claims that all necessary safety measures were met.
29/11/04 A Benfica fan died Sunday when he fell from the second tier of the Muncipal Stadium in Leiria in the first half of Benfica's 1-0 defeat against União. The Portuguese
Minister of Sport resigned Sunday, just a week after being appointed in a cabinet shake-up. Henrique Chaves
held a controversial meeting with the president and officals of Benfica earlier in the week, widely seen as the powerful club trying to gain influence, especially in terms of refereeing. But Chaves said subsequently he had not thrown the tape of a recent game, presented to him by Benfica, out of the window "merely as a matter of courtesy". His resignation is seen as a sign of instability in the Governemnt.
24/11/04 The Ukrainian who stabbed an English fan to death in Lisbon during the EURO 2004 Championship has been sentenced to 13 years' prison by a Lisbon court. 23/11/04
The president and directors of Benfica requested a meeting with the Portuguese Government
and they had it Monday, talking, amongst other things, about the refereeing in the Portuguese league. There has been some criticism of the move, seeing it as trivial when there is so much fundamental work that needs doing in Portugal.
14/11/04 At an EGM Friday, Vitória de Guimarães shareholders heard some pretty horrible news: the club is 12 million euros
in the red, it needs five million just to get through the season and has 107 euros in its current account. Shareholders are blaming former club president Pimenta Machado for the mess. 11/11/04 Five Portuguese players are on the (long) short list for the France Football Golden Ball as best player in Europe: Deco (Barcelona), Figo (Real Madrid),
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Maniche (FC Porto) and Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea). Another player playing in Portugal, the Greek full back Seitaridis
of FC Porto, is also on the list. Two Portuguese players have won the award before: Eusébio in 1965 and Luís Figo in 2000. The winner will be named on 14 December. 09/11/04 Benfica's
Nuno Gomes, involved in a nasty clash with Vitória de Setúbal ´keeper Marco Tábuas during Sunday's game, has only sprained his knee and will not after all need surgery, but he may be out for up to a month.
Augusto Inácio, who only a few seasons ago coached Sporting to their first title in 18 years, has left Qatar side Al-Ahly only seven games into the season after four defeats and three draws. 05/11/04
According to the Jornal de Negócios, a national business paper, Benfica are negotiating to sell the rights to future match and advertising receipts to aid current cash flow. Luís Figo
celebrated his 32nd birthday Thursday. FC Porto coach Víctor Fernandez has been banned from the bench for two weeks following excessive protests during the cup game at Vitória de Guimarães last week.
02/11/04 Salgueiros, a team from Porto, were until relatively recently ever-present in the SuperLiga, but they have fallen on hard times. Wracked by financial and administrative problems, the team
are rooted at the bottom of the Segunda B (third division) with no points from nine games and a goal record of five for, 37 against. This weekend, the club's juniors were massacred 0-10
at home to top team Vizela. |
