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Jose Miguel Saraiva takes a close look at Braga youngster Bruno Xadas, a man who is expected to take the world by storm soon....
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Jose Miguel Saraiva brings you 10 players that could enjoy breakthrough campaigns in the Primeira Liga this season.
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Tiago Estevao provides an in-depth scout report on Paços de Ferreira’s exciting youngster, Diogo Jota. Who is Diogo Jota? Diogo Jota is a name...
Tiago Estevao provides an in-depth scout report on Sporting’s exciting young winger, Matheus Pereira. “If I told anyone within the football world that Sporting...
The Primeira Liga is widely considered a three horse race every season and yet Porto have flattered to deceive in the past two. However,...
With both the Portuguese national team and the biggest team in the country going through a process of renewal, a young right-back is emerging....
If I told anyone within the football world that Sporting had a new home-grown winger creating buzz in the first team, no one would...
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Often the players playing for the biggest clubs in the world, are the ones that are ‘officially’ recognised as the best individuals in the...
A brand new feature on this website is the introduction of weekly & fortnightly columns focusing on various leagues, countries and regions across the...
A brand new feature on this website is the introduction of weekly & fortnightly columns focusing on various leagues, countries and regions across the...
Benfica midfielder Anderson Talisca has had a dream start to life in Europe. In only a few months, the Brazilian has emerged from relative...
A brand new feature on this website is the introduction of weekly & fortnightly columns focusing on various leagues, countries and regions across the...
A brand new feature on this website is the introduction of weekly & fortnightly columns focusing on various leagues, countries and regions across the...
A brand new feature on this website is the introduction of weekly & fortnightly columns focusing on various leagues, countries and regions across the...
Sporting 1-1 Porto | A match that was predicted to be close was exactly that, with two teams splitting the points at Alvalde. Porto...
This season’s second match between two of the top three Portuguese outfits sees FC Porto travel to the capital to face Sporting CP. They...
As we move into the new club football season, Outside of the Boot will be publishing regular Tactical Previews of the sides from across...
In the excitement of the new season, supporters are often guilty of creating over-the-top expectations and landing up disappointed when the clubs fail to...
As we move into the new club football season, Outside of the Boot will be publishing regular Tactical Previews of the sides from across...
In the excitement of the new season, supporters are often guilty of creating over-the-top expectations and landing up disappointed when the clubs fail to...
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As some of you who have been following us for sometime may know that we have a special #TalentRadar feature on our site which...
It’s taken a little longer than expected, but Juan Iturbe is finally starting to realise his enormous potential that led him to being dubbed...
The latest feature (the first of many new ones on this website) is our way of getting football enthusiasts excited for the weekend. “Top...
Sporting Club de Portugal produce some of the best talents the football World ever witnesses. After a poor domestic campaign in the 2012-13 season,...
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FC Porto aren’t even the best-supported team in their own country, they only play in the second biggest city in Portugal, and yet their...
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For all the religious anecdotes (inappropriate or otherwise) one could make about Jorge Jesus, Benfica’s coach, one thing is certain. He would be the...
Labeled, amongst other things, as the Match of the Century in Portugal this match certainly lived up to the hype. While title races in...