Archive
Portuguese Sam’s Club
By: Greg |
4 Comments
Manchester United went to Portugal and bought in bulk yesterday. However, instead of useless packs of 64 ounce steaks, they ended up with two Portuguese Liga starlets.
Now you can get your news from anywhere, hell, Uncle Bob has already front-paged this story. But you come to the Portuguese section (the “Ironbound” [...]
Porto Purchase New Technology, Domination Imminent
By: Greg | 3 Comments
Porto have apparently purchased a small piece of the Borg ship that Chelsea purchased back when Abramovich bought the team. This will now allow them to assimilate all as resistance to the Porto way is futile.
If I saw this on the cover of one of the various football rags or even in [...]
Where the CHiPs Fell…
By: Greg | 1 Comment
There were nine distinctions handed out on Sunday: One champion, two Champions League group stage spots, one Champions League qualifier spot, three UEFA Cup spots, and two tickets down to the Liga da Honra.
Here’s who got what:
Porto are champions, they finished first with 69 points which also earns them an automatic [...]
Porto Are Champions
By: Greg | 2 Comments
4-1? Come on Aves, you should have put up at least some semblance of a fight. Now, as punishment, enjoy the Liga da Honra next year. Watch the video for the skinny. More season end analysis to follow…
Europe’s On Stage, It’s Time for The Final Countdown
By: Greg | No Comments
Obviously not all of Europe is on some stage waiting for a countdown to the end of the Portuguese season… I’m just envisioning Swedish rock band Europe on stage playing The Final Countdown to get all fans of soccer amped up for this weekend’s decisive matches. What, that song doesn’t get your blood [...]
Postulations and Probabilities
By: Greg | 3 Comments
After a quick (thank God) conversation with my mother-in-law last night, I realized that there’s a few crazy things that could happen this weekend that would hypothetically result in three different teams winning the league. Let’s take a peek at the different possible configurations and examine the relative probability that any one of the [...]
Everything’s Coming Up Liga… da Honra (or Vitalis, depending how commercial you are)
By: Greg | No Comments
We’ve spent a bit of time examining the relegation-threatened teams in the Super Liga. But who’s going to replace the trap door bound teams? For that we look to the top of the Liga da Honra/Vitalis…
At the top of the league is Leixões SC, who call Estadio do Mar home. [...]
Category: Super LigaSuperliga Superlatives Volume 1
By: Greg | No Comments
I figured since it’s pretty much dead today that I’d have some fun with near season end superlatives. So let’s crack open our 06/07 Liga Yearbooks and see the first four who made it…
Most Likely to Try Out For the Gymnastics Team: Nani, Sporting CP — Nani has a little Lomana [...]
Category: Super LigaWhere Did I Go Wrong?
By: Greg | No Comments
How in the hell did NONE of my predictions come out this past weekend? I mean, the reverse jinx worked and Sporting won. But how did Porto only manage to tie Paulo Ferreira? It’s ONE MAN! Teams have trouble playing one man down, how the hell did Ferreira manage to stave [...]
Jornada 29 Weekend Actually, It’s More Like My Bachelor Party Weekend
By: Greg | 1 Comment
While I’m in scenic Atlantic City, New Jersey sipping on virgin pina coladas and playing bingo for my bachelor party, a bunch of guys from Portugal have decided not to come. They will be playing for their respective teams this weekend in the 29th iteration of fixtures for the season. Check my can’t [...]
Home 
