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Benfica wins record 38th Portuguese league title

Benfica won its first Portuguese league title in four years after beating Santa Clara 3-0 on Saturday on the final day of the season. FC Porto finished two points behind…

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Porto win at rivals Benfica to secure 30th Portuguese League

Porto won 1-0 away to arch-rivals Benfica on Saturday to clinch their 30th Portuguese domestic title. Defender Zaidu struck the only goal deep into injury-time to take Porto out of…

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Firmino fires Liverpool into semis despite Benfica rally

LIVERPOOL, England -There were a few nerves at the end but Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Spain’s Villarreal after Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 3-3 second-leg…

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Barcelona battered by Benfica as pressure on Koeman mounts

LISBON (Reuters) -Barcelona were humbled 3-0 by Benfica on Wednesday to pile the pressure on coach Ronald Koeman with the Spanish club's Champions League hopes hanging by a thread. Barca…

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Benfica names former player Rui Costa as president

LISBON, July 9 (Reuters) - Portuguese football club Benfica appointed former player Rui Costa as its new president on Friday to replace Luis Filipe Vieira, who suspended his duties after…

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Complaints after Portuguese prosecutors acknowledge spying on reporters

LISBON (Reuters) - Groups representing journalists and lawyers in Portugal complained of a threat to press freedom on Wednesday, after prosecutors acknowledged having spied on two reporters to try to…

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Porto stun Benfica to clinch domestic double

Portuguese champions Porto completed the domestic double in style on Saturday as a pair of second-half headers by defender Chancel Mbemba gave them a 2-1 win over Benfica in the…

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Benfica keep slim title hopes alive with 2-0 win over Guimaraes

Benfica kept their slim hopes of winning the Portuguese title alive as a first-half goal from midfielder Chiquinho and a late second from substitute Haris Seferovic gave them a hard-fought…

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10 football players, 14 teams, €891 million – The most expensive transfers for 2019-2020 season, so far

With the first major football league underway (the Premier League kicked off on Friday), and the first continental 'transfer window' closed (UK), these are the most expensive transfers to date.…

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