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The Portugal national football team ( Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home games are played at the Estádio Nacional ...
The only other players with a century of caps are Fernando Couto, Nani, João Moutinho, Pepe and Rui Patrício; Patrício is also the most capped Portuguese goalkeeper, with 108 international matches played since 2010. The first player to reach 25 caps was Xico, in his final appearance on 17 June 1951. The most recent player to gain their 25th ...
Pepe (footballer, born 1983) Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira ComM (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpɛpi], European Portuguese: [ˈpɛpɨ] ), is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation. [ 3]
Cycling. Sport Lisboa e Benfica(Portuguese:[ˈspɔɾ(t)liʒˈboɐibẽĩ̯ˈfikɐ]ⓘ, locally[bɐ̃ĩ̯ˈfikɐ]), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional footballclub based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as Sport Lisboa, Benfica is one of the ...
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular – divisão). The top teams play in the Primeira Liga, named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. One can divide the competitions in professional and non-professional.
Benfica are followed by Porto with 30 titles, who dominated in the 1990s and 2000s, who in turn are followed by Sporting CP, with 20 titles, who dominated in the 1940s and 1950s. C.F. Os Belenenses and Boavista F.C. are the only two other clubs that have managed to win the league once. All five clubs are from the two largest Portuguese cities ...
Eusébio. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira GCIH GCM ( European Portuguese: [ewˈzɛβju ðɐ ˈsilvɐ fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ]; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the " Black Panther ", [ 3] the " Black Pearl " [ 4] or " O Rei " ("The King"), [ 5][ 6] was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players ...
The history of the Portugal national football team dates back to its first match on 18 December 1921. The national team, also referred to as Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Quinas), represents the nation of Portugal in international football. It is fielded by the Portuguese Football Federation and competes as one of the founding members ...