There is a popular saying in Portugal, in Porto they work, while in Lisbon they Spend. Evidently, Benfica is the most successful club in Portugal. The Lisbon giant have won the League title 36 times, eight times more than Porto in second place.
They have also won two European trophies before the famous Bella Guttman curse struck them. Bella didn’t say they won’t make finals, but they won’t win finals, they have made a couple of finals since then but they have failed to win any of it.
(more…)Atletico Madrid season has been mixed so far with the club showing different performances which will be a sign of worry for manager Diego Simeone.
Despite starting the La Liga season in good form with the club leading its rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona with as many as four points, Simeone men find themselves in third position at the time of writing after failing to win at Valladolid.
(more…)It has been a shameful few weeks for racism in the world of football. Last Wednesday, the striker from Chelsea, Tammy Abraham had faced racial abuse on social media following his penalty miss in the game against Liverpool in UEFA Super Cup.
As a reaction to this, Frank Lampard had said that he is disgusted by these comments which have been made against Abraham and asked for action to be taken against this.
Again, Paul Pogan had been subjected to a similar kind of abuse as he missed out on the penalty during the draw of Manchester United to Wolves. Marcus Rashford, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Harry Maguire, the teammates have rallied behind this Frenchman since them while Manchester United and also kick it out are all set to meet Twitter.
Even the police have come forward to help and find out the people who had been responsible for these tweets. Manchester United looks forward to issue a lifetime ban on the people who tweet these.
Racism doesn’t have a place in football and the fact that it is still taking place is a shame. Monkey chants have turned out to be quite common in various parts of Europe. A man who has been subjected to this is Hulk, the Shanghai SIPG forward.
At present, Hulk is 33 and has spent 4 years with Porto and 4 years with Zenit Saint Petersburg. One game that people still remembers is the one between Benfica and Porto in the year 2012 where he had been subjected by Monkey chants by fans of Benfica. However, he scored a screamer and found a way to shut them up. The fans of Benfica had been completely silent after the rocket by Hulk as the ball went at a speed of 108 km/hr.
Felix a 19-year-old has ascended to unmistakable quality for the Lisbon-based monsters this season and got 20 objectives while enrolling 11 helps for the club, who recovered the Portuguese top flight. It is said by the fresh report that ‘all paths lead to Felix’ for Atleti, despite ‘strong interest from both Manchester sides’.
The season is less than two months left and many clubs have begun to look at potential incomings ahead of next season. Latest reports from Italy claim that Arsenal are planning on making a bid for Benfica left-back Alejandro Grimaldo.
Wolves have enjoyed a good return to the Premier League as they are the highest ranked promoted side in the League. It has been an excellent debut season for manager Nuno Espirito Santo as he has been able to assemble a team capable of beating the top teams in the league.
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has refuted claims of a possible move to Benfica, insisting that a move to his homeland is not a part of his plans at the moment.
