http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'benfica' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/paraguay-team-update.html Duvel 2009-06-09 09:20:41 Brazil's job is looking easier. Striker Roque Santa Cruz is still not fit, recovering from a knee injury, which is a huge setback for the ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/brazil-paraguay-preview.html Duvel 2009-06-07 13:10:00 Brazil v. Paraguay June 10, 2009, 8:50 P.M. Eastern Estádio José do Rego Maciel, Capacity 60,444 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Brazil triumphantly returns home to play Paraguay in the Northeastern ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/uruguay-v-brazil-preview.html Duvel 2009-05-31 21:30:10 Uruguay v. Brazil Saturday, June 6th, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay When my grandfather introduced me to the world of football, a key lesson concerned venues. ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/dunga-names-next-months-squad.html Duvel 2009-05-21 17:50:26 Dunga has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming qualifiers and Confederations Cup. There are several controversial omissions from this list that will not ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/brazil-peru-recap.html Duvel 2009-04-02 10:13:43 Brazil 3 Peru 0 This was a much improved result from the match in Quito. Dunga omitted Ronaldinho from the starting XI, inserting Kaka in his ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/brazil-v-peru-preview.html Duvel 2009-03-29 23:10:24 Brazil v. Peru April 1st, 9:10 P.M. Eastern Time (after the Brazilian soaps are over) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Estadio Beira-Río The last ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/an-undeserved-draw-ecuador-v-brazil.html Duvel 2009-03-29 19:00:49 Ecuador clearly deserved the three points in this match. They outshot Brazil 22-8, and dominated possession for most of the match. Julio Cesar’s brilliance prevented ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/ecuador-v-brazil-preview.html Duvel 2009-03-23 16:55:15 Ecuador v. Brazil March 29th, 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time Quito, Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Capacity 40,000) The last time these two nations faced each other was at the Maracanã ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/dunga-announces-ecuador-and-peru-squads.html Duvel 2009-03-12 13:26:02 Here is the squad: Julio Cesar - Internazionale Doni - Roma Maicon - Internazionale Daniel Alves - Barcelona Lúcio - Bayern de Munique Miranda - São ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/positional-breakdown-1.html Duvel 2009-02-21 18:48:06 The Defense At first glance you may say our defense is okay. We have not allowed too many goals in frendlies and qualifiers. However, every game ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/player-news/interest-from-milan-continues-to-linger-for-katsouranis.html Peter Katsiris 2009-01-08 14:46:00 When reports initially broke out about a move to AC Milan for Benfica’s Kostas Katsouranis, it seemed to be a joke. Now, a week after ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/player-news/katsouranis-tallies-in-benfica-win.html Peter Katsiris 2009-01-08 13:54:16 Kostas Katsouranis notched his first goal for Benfica since early December, as the Greece international kick started his side’s 2-0 Portugal League cup win against ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/club-fodder/americans-at-work-in-the-champions-league.html Carter Daly 2007-10-23 12:13:20 It sucks to be an American who loves Champions League soccer. The games come on at an obscure 2:40, with only one fixture on ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/american-progress.html Carter Daly 2007-09-28 14:02:02 They were released from the handcuffs, let free in the wild, and told to make it happen. The fruits of their labor are just ... http://usa.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/adu-transfer-saga-update.html Carter Daly 2007-07-20 18:19:06 We have two new important facts in the transfer saga of Freddy Adu. The first is the report comming from Grant Wahl who says that Freddy ... http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/player-profile-quim.html Luis Paulo 2006-05-18 06:43:28 A player tipped for goalkeeping greatness after representing his country at every level from the Under-16s upwards, the agile Quim is finally starting to display ... http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/player-profile-simao-sabrosa.html Luis Paulo 2006-05-12 14:08:14 An attacker who has played for leading clubs in Portugal and Spain, Simão has excellent ball skills, a fierce shot and is equally adept on ... http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/player-profile-nuno-gomes.html Luis Paulo 2006-05-09 09:46:48 A striker who works tirelessly for his team-mates, Nuno Gomes's star shone bright at Euro2000 but he has experienced mixed fortunes since. Born in north-west Portugal, ... http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/player-profile-petit.html Luis Paulo 2006-05-08 12:13:47 Armando Gonçalves Teixeira took the name Petit because he was small and had spent some time living in France, but his diminutive frame has had ... http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-d/mantorras-magic.html WC Bob 2006-04-04 18:05:39 Video proof that Pedro and coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves need to kiss and make up before this summer. We NEED this guy playing for ... http://portugal.worldcupblog.org/group-d/player-profile-maniche.html Luis Paulo 2006-04-03 10:51:35 Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Ribeiro is his name, but you might know him as Maniche. The nickname was given after the Benfica’s former forward, Michel Manniche. ... http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/group-f/brazil-vs-brazil-at-european-cup.html Euler Costa 2006-03-29 07:17:34 Benfica e Barcelona played yesterday for the European Champions League quarterfinals. The stage was the Stadium of Light. Cool name for a football arena, ... http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-d/portugal-match-leaves-mantorras-torn.html WC Bob 2006-01-22 21:42:20 Angola striker Mantorras has lived in Portugal for the last seven years and currently plays for Benfica. The irony isn’t lost on Mantorras that ...