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Quaresma DEAL DONE for €30.6m
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Porto has officially announced the deal to send Ricardo Quaresma to Inter Milan is now complete.
The club will receive a base-line €18.6m, plus Pelé who is valued at €6m with a further €6m in performance-based bonuses.
As much as this deal was expected, its still a tough loss to deal with for all Dragões fans.
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Benfica match review
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The Clássico was as feisty you would expect and fittingly, with it being a reasonably balanced affair, ended in a 1-1 draw before 53,000 at Estádio da Luz,
Porto took the lead when Lucho González converted from the spot at the eleventh minute after a foul by Greek international Kostas Katsouranis. After a series of scoring [...]
Category: Porto Team NewsRicardo Quaresma update
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In continuation of yesterday’s report, various inside sources are reporting that the deal to Inter Milan is now done with the formal press release imminent.
I will update on it as further information is made available.
Category: Porto Team Newsweek 2 Benfica preview
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Seems remarkable to have a Clássico in week two of the campaign however in many aspects and as I noted in part one of the preview, it might work in Porto’s best interest before the Benfica attack gels. I think all Portuguese Football fans are in for a great treat in watching Pablo Aimar and [...]
Category: Porto Team NewsRicardo Quaresma deal today
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Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that the deal to send Ricardo Quaresma to Inter Milan will be announced today. The deal is said to be in the €18m range and will see twenty year-old Porto-native Pelé come in the opposite direction.
Please note this has not been confirmed by the club and is speculative. I will [...]
Category: Porto Team NewsPorto Champions League draw
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Porto was draw into Group G of the Champions League with Ukraine powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv which devastated Spartak Moscow to advance, Arsenal of England’s Premier League and the Luis Aragonés-led Fenerbahçe of the Turkcell Süper Lig. The match listing is as follows:
Matchday One - Sep 17
Porto - Fenerbahçe SK
Matchday Two - Sep 30
Arsenal FC - [...]
Category: Porto Team Newsweek 2 opponent review Benfica
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The debut of Quique Flores as manager for Benfica was a painful one with a auspicious 1-1 draw against Rio Ave. With hopes at Estádio da Luz high, this was the last thing faithful supporters had in mind. However before you sound the alarms, Rui Costa, now the head of Football operations, has invested heavily [...]
Category: Porto Team Newsthe end of the Ricardo Quaresma saga?
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Per Gazzetta dello Sport the saga of Ricardo Quaresma will conclude within the next forty-eight hours, with Jose Mourinho getting the perfect winger for Inter Milan’s attack. The clubs are apparently still €10m apart in their demands but Gazzetta contends Porto will accept terms that call for a one-year loan with a option next year [...]
Category: Porto Team NewsBelenenses match review
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Porto started the defense of the Portuguese Liga title with a perfectly sound 2-0 defeat of Belenenses at Estádio do Dragão. As manager Jesualdo Ferreira had commented in his pre-match press conference that he had learned from the Supertaça defeat and corrected the problems, Porto came out looking likely a completely different squad. Confidence was [...]
Category: Porto Team Newsweek 1 preview Belenenses
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This must be one of the most unusual opening matches for a club so steeped in history and success. In a quest for their sixth Portuguese Liga title in the decade and fourth in a row, they are facing the start of the season without the talismanic Ricardo Quaresma, looked somewhat anemic offensively in the [...]
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