But it took longer for women's football to progress ... 19-year-old Dolores Silva (who is now Portugal captain) -- left for more successful European teams with better facilities and finances.

Mail Sport reported earlier this year that an increasing number of elite European clubs have taken notice of the 19-year-old in what has been his break-out season in La Liga .

The people have spoken. The response has been emphatic. Since news broke that Spain want to host the 2035 men's World Cup, ...

On Wednesday, as part of the Champions League 2024-2025 quarter-finals (return on March 15), Paris Saint-Germain take on ...

Legendary Sporting CP scout director Aurélio Pereira passed away on Tuesday aged 77, the Portuguese club announced.

Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to “one of the greatest symbols of world training” following the death of legendary ...

Bruno Fernandes led Manchester United out for their Premier League clash against neighbours Manchester City and had a pair of ...

Con O’Callaghan has been appointed the new Dublin senior football captain. Cuala man O’Callaghan was vice-captain to James McCarthy who retired in November. He had filled that role for the ...

José Mourinho has not closed the door on the national team job, and what is in Pedro Proença’s mind may happen. Even if the ...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has indicated there has been "progress" in talks over a long-awaited new deal to keep him at Anfield. The 33-year-old, like team-mates Mohamed Salah and Trent ...

The scout was one of the major drivers of youth football in Portugal and particularly at Sporting, being considered a key ...

But the gulf between expectation and reality, when it came to his first-team prospects at Real Madrid ... course put it all behind him as Arsenal's captain and talisman. "I stopped playing ...