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22/08/07
José António Camacho was officially presented as Benfica's new coach Tuesday; he signs on a two-year contract.
Around 4,000 fans watched Benfica's first training session with the new coach at the club's training complex in Seixal, south of the River Tagus. Camacho likes to hold training sessions that
are open to the public, unlike his predecessor Fernando Santos, sacked on Monday. Wednesday's training session had conditions for entry: fans had to be sócios (associate members) of the club and be wearing an official replica shirt.
21/08/07
Fernando Santos has been sacked as coach of Benfica after just one Liga game (1-1 against Leixões). He is expected to be replaced by Spanish coach José António Camacho
, who had a spell at the club between 2002 and 2004.
FC Porto's Dragão stadium has become a part of the tourist route in the city; five thousand people have visited Porto's home in the last month.
17/08/07
The Public Prosecutor has ordered an investigation into an anonymous document received by the judicial Police this week that accuses Benfica president
Luís Filipe Vieiria of being involved in dubious practices similar to those for which FC Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa is currently being investigated under Apito Dourado ('Golden Whistle') – which includes the bribery of referees to swing games Porto's way.
12/08/07
Sporting won a scrappy Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 1-0 in Leiria Saturday, a swerving Izmailov
("I've never been so happy") drive from 30 metres fifteen minutes from the end enough to beat holders FC Porto. Sporting had hit the post twice in the first half, Kazmierczak hit it shortly after the
Sporting goal.
The teams lined up:
FC Porto:
Helton, Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, Pedro Emanuel, Marek Cech (Kazmierczak 74), Raul Meireles (Mariano Gonzalez 78), Paulo Assunção (Leandro Lima 83), Fucile, Lisandro Lopez, Adriano, Ricardo Quaresma.
Sporting: Stojkovic, Abel, Tonel, Polga, Pedro Silva (Ronny 10), Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Yannick 86), Izmailov, Derlei (Gladstone 86), Liedson.
It was Sporting's sixth Supertaça; Porto have won 15, Benfica four, Boavista three and Vitória de Guimarães one.
07/07/08
FC Porto's plane from Holland (where they won the Rotterdam Tournament) was diverted to Lisbon Monday. The squad, technical staff and directors were asked to change planes, but the new plane
did not have enough seats. FC Porto general director Antero Henrique apparently had a row with the burser on the plane and the police were called and asked the director to leave. The rest of the Porto contingent
left the plane in solidarity and made their way north to Porto by bus.
Central defender Ricardo Costa, 26, transferred just recently from FC Porto to German club Wolfsburg, will be out of action for around six months after rupturing the cruciate ligament
in his right knee.
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