BOCHUM, Germany -- Portugal isn't exactly George Mason, though its soccer pedigree isn't much stronger than what the Patriots brought to U.S. college basketball's Final Four. Then again, surprise teams in the World Cup semifinals are hardly a surprise. It's been more difficult to reach a semifinal with Portugal than the final with Brazil, because there are only 10 million inhabitants in Portugal compared to 180 million in Brazil," said Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, a Brazilian who led his countrymen to the 2002 crown, Brazil's fifth overall. "Also, 50 per cent of the players in Portugal are foreigners. Brazil's traditions make certain games easier to win, too.
I have no idea what to say," [Sean Avery] told the New York Post in an e-mail following Monday's hearing. "I don't know what this was about. SCOTT OSTLER of the San Francisco Chronicle, on the case against Barry Bonds: "When one of the government's star witnesses against Bonds is Carl the Incarcerated Clam, and the other is about to (pose) for Playboy, I gotta think Barry's attorneys are sitting around with their feet on their desks, smoking stogies and watching old Home Run Derby videos. "We've got a World Series team," shortstop Edgar Renteria said. "That makes the whole lineup more dangerous. It's exciting."
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...But Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain and the United States are counting on some ..., Portugal provided the international soccer that Brazil could not. All three were sold by Cori...
Two Portuguese soccer players, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira, have also appealed for information on the missing child. Gerry and Kate McCann spent most of Thursday at a local police station and said in a statement: "We have now seen at first hand how hard the police are working in the search for Madeleine and their strong desire to find her ... We are very grateful for all the efforts and offers of support that we have had from home and from around the world. We have been moved by the enormous willingness of people to do all they can to help find Madeleine," it said.
LISBON, Portugal -- Soccer star David Beckham made a televised appe...
The other is Group G, which features five-time world champions Brazil. They'll open their schedule against North Korea on June 15 in Johannesburg, while Portugal and Ivory Coast contest a very important match -- probably for second place in the group -- on the south coast in Port Elizabeth. ALL 48 Group Stage matches were scheduled during Friday's draw, as well as the 13 playoff matches that will lead up to the World Cup final on July 11 at Soccer City, the tournament's iconic stadium located on the outskirts of Soweto. For the awkward Charlize Theron -- whose job of hosting the show paled in comparison to that of 2005 emcee Heidi Klum -- the only uncomfortable moment came when [Sepp Blatter] forgot the venue of the World Cup's first match (which, of course, is Johannesburg).
For once, Lisbon's Derby da Capital will mean more to Benfica than Sporting Clube de Portugal. After compiling their worst record in 13 years last leason, O Glorioso were anything but. As Portugal's biggest and most successful club, one championship since the mid-'90s is simply unacceptable. Benfica's difficulties have been exacerbated by front office instability. Current manager Quique Sanchez Flores is the club's fourth head coach in less than a year. And the team's performance has mirrored that inconsistency. Where one week they play to a well-earned draw against champions Porto, the next they drop a 3-2 decision to lowly Napoli in the UEFA Cup. Like Benfica, AC Milan will have more at stake when it battles Inter at the San Siro on Sunday (1:30 p.m., Fox Sportsworld Canada). After fa...
...Local rivalries are lifeblood of sports. Soccer fans know this better than most. For while the NHL...
An amendment to Rule 2.00 in the Definition of Terms reads: "Any reference in these Official Baseball Rules to 'he,' 'him,' or 'his' shall be deemed to be a reference to 'she,' 'her,' or 'hers,' as the case may be, when the person is female.
... -- Luis Figo retired from international soccer yesterday after making his 127th appearance for Po... team captain made his announcement after Portugal lost the third-place match to Germany 3-1. "This w...
We like working with [Felipe Scolari], and of course we will be sad when he leaves," Portugal defender Fernando Meira said. "We will have him until June 30. His departure won't affect the national team because we all want to go as far as possible. "I'm happy for him, it's a good deal," said Jose Sobral, a 54-year-old Portuguese taxi driver in Neuchatel. "But he shouldn't have made the announcement in the middle of the Euro. That's just wrong. He could have waited." "I said some things I can't repeat to you," Scolari said. "My (players) were beaten like animals in the first half. I had to tell them that we are not the nice guys in the story. We had to show the opponent we know how to impose ourselves."
...Scolari will return to club soccer after seven years as the coach of Portugal and Bra...
SOME of Europe's traditional soccer powers will be rolling up their sleeves between now and Wednesday. Qualification matches for the 2008 European Championship will be played tonight and next week, and the likes of England, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy are far from assured of a place in next summer's competition. The most mouthwatering of today's fixtures is the rematch of last summer's World Cup final in Berlin. Italy and France occupy the top places in Group B and will clash at Milan's San Siro stadium this afternoon. The last time they met, just three months ago, the match was abandoned after a Danish fan ran on to the pitch and attacked the referee. With the game tied at three in the dying minutes at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium, Danish defender Christian Poulsen was sent off th...
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