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Claudio Ranieri hopes ‘Dragon Slayer’ puts Porto to sword

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri wants ‘Dragon Slayer’ Islam Slimani to live up to his billing when the Foxes host Porto in the Champions League tonight.

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Mourinho vows to keep emotions in check

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Liverpool and Chelsea to meet again in Champions League

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Old Trafford ‘feels like home’ for relaxed Mourinho

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Mourinho: I could replace Fergie in 20 years

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A dream draw

A special case

THE Special One eyeing the exit? Say it ain’t so, Jose.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2007

Mourinho rooting for super Eagles

CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho admits he will be rooting for Benfica to overcome Manchester United in tomorrow’s Champions League Group F clash.

Tue, 05 Dec, 2006

Klinsmann ‘we’ll see’ as Bastian lights up Germany

Germany 3 Portugal 1

Mon, 10 Jul, 2006

Kahn starts third-place play-off

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann made way for long-time rival Oliver Kahn as Germany prepared to take on Portugal in the third-place play-off match in Stuttgart.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2006

Scolari: There’s no limit to Portugal’s potential

PORTUGAL coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admits trying to convince his players they can emulate the achievement of homeland Brazil four years ago is the biggest obstacle to them claiming a place in the World Cup final.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006

Art of Deco

ONE of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s greatest attributes is his ability to make his squad bond as a group, to believe that no one player is more important than any other, and to give his team a collective belief that they can win any match.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006

Scolari: No limit to Portugal potential

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admits trying to convince his players they can emulate the achievement of homeland Brazil four years ago is the biggest obstacle to them claiming a place in the World Cup final.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2006

Mourinho backs Big Phil to stay

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has urged the Portuguese Football Federation to keep Luiz Felipe Scolari on as coach after the World Cup.

Sun, 02 Jul, 2006

Eriksson tells players they will reach final

Sven-Goran Eriksson has demonstrated the overwhelming belief he has in his players to achieve World Cup glory by telling them: “You will be staying in Germany until the last day of the tournament.”

Fri, 30 Jun, 2006

Deco appeal a non-starter

MIDFIELDER Deco will miss Portugal’s quarter-final with England after FIFA dashed any hopes of appealing against his dismissal against Holland.

Wed, 28 Jun, 2006

Missing out on final would be failure for Rio

RIO FERDINAND will consider England’s World Cup campaign a failure if they do not reach the final.

Wed, 28 Jun, 2006

FIFA rules out Deco appeal

Portugal will definitely be without midfielder Deco when they face England in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday after FIFA told them to not to bother appealing against the red card he received against Holland.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2006

McClaren plays down Scolari issue

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON is not motivated by revenge but the word will be impossible to avoid as another showdown with Luiz Felipe Scolari looms.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2006

Van Basten blames Portugal’s tricks and time wasting

HOLLAND manager Marco van Basten believes Portugal’s mastery of the dark arts of footballing deception was the reason behind Holland’s dramatic World Cup exit.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2006

Brazil boss takes swipe at ‘dirty’ football

BRAZIL coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has condemned the violence that broke out during Portugal’s 1-0 victory against Holland.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2006

Portugal keep fingers crossed over Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo could return to light training on Wednesday as Portugal remain hopeful he will be fit for Saturday’s quarter-final clash with England after a scan on his injured thigh.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Ronaldo cries foul

Cristiano Ronaldo believes Holland defender Khalid Boulahrouz deliberately injured him during Portugal’s ill-tempered second round victory in Nuremberg.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Portugal fear double trouble

Portugal face an anxious wait to see if they will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo available to face England in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Portugal edge bad-tempered affair

Portugal 1 Holland 0

Sun, 25 Jun, 2006

Scolari offers his reserves a chance to shine

PORTUGAL coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is already planning for the World Cup knockout stages — but claims the reserves he will use in the today’s Group D fixture with Mexico could play their way into his first-choice line-up for the last 16 match with Argentina or Holland.

Wed, 21 Jun, 2006

Portugal book ticket to second round

Portugal 2 Iran 0

Sat, 17 Jun, 2006

Figo expects to see Ronaldo

Portugal are sweating over the fitness of Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of tomorrow’s encounter with Iran.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2006

Unconvincing Portugal struggle past Angola

Portugal kicked off their Group D campaign with a narrow victory over World Cup debutants Angola courtesy of an early Pauleta strike.

Sun, 11 Jun, 2006

Deco a doubt for Portugal opener

Deco is an injury doubt for Portugal’s World Cup opener against Angola on Sunday.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2006

Big Phil fires up Portuguese men of war

WITH a flurry of charismatic gestures and stirring words Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari demonstrated to the English Football Association just what they missed when they failed to land their number one man for the top job.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2006

‘Maestro’ springs Maniche from Moscow

CHELSEA last night completed the loan signing of midfielder Maniche as the Portugal international linked up with Jose Mourinho for the third time in his career.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2006

North hold Portugal

NORTHERN Ireland ended the year in style by holding Portugal 1-1. Warren Feeney grabbed the equaliser from a Keith Gillespie cross to cancel out an own goal from Stephen Craigan.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2005

Northern Ireland earn credible draw

Northern Ireland 1 Portugal 1

Tue, 15 Nov, 2005

Iberian leagues bucking the trend

WITH the Italian, French and English leagues looking increasingly like a one-horse race, it’s refreshing to see that the competition elsewhere is hotting up.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2005

Figo returns to Portugal squad

Luis Figo made his much-heralded return to the Portugal squad on Thursday ahead of the World Cup qualifiers with Slovakia and Estonia next month.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Adriano hat-trick sees Inter safely through

ADRIANO’S hat-trick booked Internazionale their place in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League as they defeated Porto 4-2 on aggregate.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005

Drogba starts for Blues

Chelsea v West Brom teams

Tue, 15 Mar, 2005

Inter’s season hinges on clash with holders Porto

INTER MILAN and Porto have had an extra week to prepare for tonight’s Champions League knockout round second leg but neither has used it well.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2005

Mourinho escapes charge for Carling Cup gestures

Jose Mourinho will not face any Football Association charge over his "silence" gesture that saw him sent from the Chelsea dug-out in Sunday’s Carling Cup final.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2005

Holders expect cautious approach from Italians

SUSPENSION-HIT holders Porto expect to face a packed Inter Milan defence in the first leg of tonight’s Champions League knockout round tie at the Estadio De Dragao.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005