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18/05/09

Jesualdo Ferreira has renewed his contract as coach with FC Porto after winning the tetra-campeonato for the club.

José Mourinho's Inter have won the the Italian title. Luís Figo can also celebrate the same title, but it will be for the last time: he has decided to hang up his chuteiras at the end of this season.

12/05/09

Belenenses coach Jaime Pacheco came to an agreement with the club over the rescission of his contract after the game. Former Porto, Sporting and Belenenses full back Rui Jorge takes over the reigns for the vital two games that remain, with the club rock bottom of the Liga.

Pacheco's is the seventh sacking of the season:

António Conceição (Toni) was replaced by Tulipa at Trofense;
Casemiro Mior > Jaime Pacheco at Belenenses;
Lito Vidigal > Lázaro at Estrela da Amadora;
João Eusébio > Carlos Brito at Rio Ave;
Daúto Faquirá > Carlos Cardoso at Vitória de Setúbal;
Lori Sandro > Carlos Carvalhal at Marítimo
Jaime Pacheco > Rui Jorge at Belenenses.

11/05/09

After several very successful seasons with Egyptian club Al-Ahly, coach Manuel José will leave at the end of this season, one season earlier than expected, to become Angola coach ahead of the next African Nations Cup in 2010, to be hosted by Angola.

 

 

 

 

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