PortugueseSoccer.com Podcast

Episode #102: Surprising & Fast Liga Suspension News (1:30) ... Liverpool's Jota scores again, but he needs to save some goals for Portugal! (4:35) ... Liga Week 19 Preview (6:20) ... Taca da Liga (League Cup) Final 4 Preview Benfica x Boavista / Sporting CP x Santa Clara (13:50) ... 2Liga Weekly Report (19:08) ... Proposed FIFA Rule for limit of 6 loans per season. How this effects Portugal (...

Episode #101: Liga Review (1:40) ... Special Time for Smaller Clubs - Mafra (II), Tondela, Santa Clara, Boavista - Competing in Cup & Liga Final 4! (7:40) ... Liga Week 18 Preview (13:00) ... 2Liga Weekly Report (14:47) ... Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting CP, SC Braga Updates (23:30) ... What is next for the future of Jorge Jesus? (37:22) ... The doubters are back for Cristiano Ronaldo (41:30) ......

Episode #100 Topics: Liga Week 17 Preview ... Taca de Portugal (Cup) Preview ... 2Liga Weekly Report ... Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting CP, SC Braga Updates ... RTP Buys Taca de Portugal/Super Cup TV Rights ... Why do the same Portuguese managers get hired all the time at smaller Liga clubs? ... Thanks for listening!

Episode #99 Topics Classico FC Porto x Benfica Next Liga Week 17  What is happening at Estoril? Gil Vicente is Rising Portimonense is Good Paulinho Finally Arrives  2Liga Weekly Report  Jorge Jesus/Benfica  Paulo Sousa/Poland/Flamengo Thanks for listening!

Episode #98 Topics Introduction Liga Week 16 Preview Taca de Portugal Taca & Liga Classicos FC Porto x Benfica Portimonense & Paulo Sergio Weekly 2Liga Report Liga Managerial Changes Why Sporting is still the best team in Liga Flamengo & Jorge Jesus João Félix’s Future Thanks for listening!

Liga Weekend Preview ... Gil Vicente x Sporting CP ... SC Braga x BSAD ... Casa Pia x Rio Ave ... Taca Classico: FC Porto x Benfica ... R16 Taca de Portugal Preview ... Bruno Pinheiro to Besiktas? ... 2Liga Report ... The frustration behind the timing of the Jorge Jesus & Sergio Conceição 15 day suspensions ... Will Abel Ferreira stay in Brazil? ... Renato Paiva to Los Angeles FC? Thanks for l...

Liga Week 14 Preview ... FC Porto x SC Braga ... Famalicão x Benfica ... BSAD x Estoril ... New Liga 13 player rule ... Taca da Liga Final Match Day Preview ... 2Liga Report ... SC Covilhã ... Feirense Eye the Future ... A Bola & Luis Diaz ... Portuguese Players Abroad Keep Scoring ... Bruno Lage ... Sporting CP's Big European Accomplishment ... The review of recent Champions League groups.

The Lisbon Derby: Benfica x Sporting CP...Liga Weekend Preview. Everyone is talking about Derby but there is also a great match between SC Braga x Estoril...What happened at Jamor between BSAD x Benfica. Who is to really blame?...Do Portuguese leaders understand social media?...Champions League Previews...Disappointing World Cup Playoff Draw...2Liga Report...Upcoming Schedules.

Why Fernando Santos is not the only one to blame, the players deserve some blame too...Taca de Portugal 4th Round Preview...Champions League & Europa League Previews...Liga issues alert to clubs regarding domestic rising positive cases...2Liga Report...Moreirense...Vitória de Guimarães...Paulo Bento...Thanks for listening! 

World Cup Qualifier Portugal x Serbia ... The Good & Bad of Fernando Santos as Manager ... Honoring Portuguese Futsal Legend Ricardinho ... Liga Bwin Review ... 2Liga Report ... Estoril ... Vizela... Boavista ...  Maritimo manager ... January 30 Elections ... World Cup times next year. What you need to know ... Thanks for listening!  

Topics: Week 10 Liga Review & Week 11 Preview...Portugal x  Ireland...Fernando Santos Call Ups and International Break Update...Surging SC Braga...2Liga Report...Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting  CP Updates...Why Sporting is still the best team in  Liga...Vizela...Estoril...Bruno Lage, Jota Excelling Abroad.

Episode 91 Topics: Another weekend, another great schedule of Liga matches starting with 4th place Estoril x 1st place Benfica...Portuguese Champions League & Europa previews and how good are Portuguese clubs chances to qualify for the Round of 16? Here is what needs to happen...2Liga Report...Bruno Gaspar & MLS Portuguese Round Up...History made at Boavista x BSAD...Ireland x Portugal Tic...

Episode 90 Topics: Liga & Taça da Liga (League Cup) both return this week. A preview of both. Brazilian giant Flamengo wants to acquire Tondela. Good or bad idea? What is Conceicismo? Cassano is wrong! Cristiano is Top 5 all-time!  Why Jota is doing so well at Celtic. BSAD hire a new manager. Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting updates. The Second Division Liga Report. Thanks for listening!

Episode 89 Topics: Taça de Portugal preview as the third round gets underway this weekend. Can João Félix reach the level of Haaland or Mbappe? Jose Mourinho says CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying is tougher than Europe. Is he correct? The latest Second Division report. The Liga has started the process to create a company to oversee the centralization of Liga TV rights. Great start but here is an idea...

Episode 88: Special guest is Nino Torres (Twitter @Espnino74) the English language play-by-play announcer for Liga Bwin matches in North America for Gol TV. Topics include Benfica, Sporting CP, FC Porto, as well as his favorites in Portugal such as Vitoria Guimaraes manager Pepa and Marcus Edwards. Nino also talks about Darwin and what they are saying about him in South America. Nino also gave us...

Topics: The Diogo Costa & Marchesin dilemma for Conceicao ... Jorge Jesus plan is finally working, but what happened to Pizzi? The reasons why the Benfica of 2021-22 is doing so much better than 2020-21 ... Nuno Espirito Santo & Spurs. Can Nuno motivate Spurs to winning after a tough North London Derby loss to Arsenal ... Portugal has a Serbia problem ... Last season Sporting's youth was a...

Topics: Week 7 Liga Predictions ... Liverpool (x FC Porto), Barcelona (x Benfica) Head to Portugal for UCL ... Paulinho ... Darwin Núñez ... Famalicão ... Conceição's Tough Decision ... Cristiano, Mom, and Sporting ... 2Liga Report ... Rui Costa makes it official as Benfica candidate ... Thanks for listening!   

Topics: Estoril x Sporting CP ... Portugal's UEFA & FIFA Rankings ... 2Liga Showdown: 1st Place Rio Ave x 2nd Place Feirense ... FC Porto's rising star Luis Diaz ... Undefeated Benfica ... Portimonense ... Ruben Dias ... Upcoming League Cup matches ... Thanks for listening!

Episode 84 Topics: Classico Sporting CP x FC Porto ... Santa Clara x Benfica ... Cristiano, Bruno, and United ... Portugal/France Referee Exchange Program ... Champions League Starts Tuesday ... Pablo Sarabia ... Benfica Election ... FIFA World Cup Every Two Years? ... Nuno Mendes ... Canada/USA World Cup Qualifiers ... Thanks for listening!

Episode 83 Topics: Can Portugal win without Ronaldo? He saves them again ... Transfer Round Up ... Will Nuno Mendes succeed at PSG? ... Sporting CP x FC Porto, Santa Clara x Benfica Week 5 preview ... Centralized TV Rights back in the news ... Ruben Dias star is rising, Bernardo Silva is falling ... Describing new League Cup format ... FC Porto's recent transfer market strategy ... Thanks for list...

Episode 82 Topics: Guest Steve Torres (Twitter @Steve1T) ... Final week of the transfer window ... Cristiano & Bruno: How Portugal will benefit   ... Fernando Santos squad selections ... Why Santos should stay as manager ... Jose Peseiro & Venezuela Problem ... Did you see reported Portugal 2022 Pre-Match Jersey? ... Benfica, Sporting CP, FC Porto Updates ... Thanks for listening...

Topics: The most important match for Benfica, possibly in the past 10-12 years, is on Tuesday in PSV. Why Jorge Jesus must manage the best match of his career at PSV to advance to UCL groups. Why did Santa Clara sell Carlos Junior now? Nuno Mendes returns to training for Sporting CP. Will he finally overcome injuries? Did FC Porto solve their left-back problems by signing Wendell from Leverkusen?...

Topics: A look ahead at the schedule for the upcoming week. Is João Mário the new Benfica leader? Is Sporting CP pricing their players too high? Who will be sold first Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Jovane, or Nuno Mendes? Who is FC Porto target Morelos (Glasgow Rangers)? Why Jorge Jesus and Vitor Pereira (Fenerbahçe) need social media lessons. Portugal is now ranked 8th in the FIFA rankings. Is that co...

Topics: The 2021-22 Liga Bwin season has started! Sporting shows no signs of slowing down. Pote scores two more goals. Will Sporting 2021-22 be even better? Talking Benfica's big win in Moscow and their busy week coming up with 2 matches in 4 days. FC Porto's Pepê loves playing under pressure, but will he play or sit behind Luis Diaz? Other topics: Nani is selected for the MLS All-Star game and di...

Big week coming up! Discussing Benfica’s Champion League 1st leg match at Spartak Moscow and the start of the 2021-22 Liga Bwin season that gets officially underway on Friday, August 6 with Sporting hosting Vizela. Also reviewing FC Porto’s pre-season. Other topics include Rui Costa’s first media interview with TVI, fans are allowed back at stadiums and trying to understand the TV situation outsid...