Person: Rui Patricio

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Jimenez strikes to increase pressure on Emery

Raul Jimenez was on hand to head home a late leveller for Wolves as Arsenal let a lead slip for the third time in a week to increase pressure on head coach Unai Emery.

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Jonny on the spot to deny 10-man Newcastle victory

Jonny struck to deny 10-man Newcastle back-to-back Premier League home victories as Wolves fought back to snatch a point at St James’ Park.

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European wake-up call as Wolves beaten at home by Braga

Ricardo Horta struck to earn Braga victory as Wolves’ European dream was given a wake-up call.

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Solskjaer defends penalty policy

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Manchester United ‘disgusted’ by racist abuse of Pogba

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Nowhere to hide for Pogba after penalty gaffe

Are Wolves ready to crack the glass ceiling?

Wolves have never hidden their ambitions. At a business breakfast event in the city in September 2018, then-managing director Laurie Dalrymple spoke of his pride at Wolves’s progress over the previous two years.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2019

United academy remains top developer of talent

Manchester United may have finished only sixth in the table last season but they comfortably retained their position as the leading developers of Premier League talent.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2019

United fail to keep Wolves from door

It is part of Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer’s much-vaunted “DNA” for the club to do everything with a healthy pinch of drama and, based on the way his 10 men toiled in defeat at Molineux last night, the chase for the Champions League this season will be no different.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2019

Ronaldo forced off injured as Portugal held by Serbia

Cristiano Ronaldo went off injured as reigning European champions Portugal were held 1-1 at home to Serbia in their Euro 2020 qualifier.

Mon, 25 Mar, 2019

Chelsea lose further ground in title race after being hunted down by Wolves

Chelsea slipped 10 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race after a shock defeat at feisty Wolves.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2018

Premier League talking points: Present Kompany excluded it is time City axed skipper

Manchester City can consider themselves highly unfortunate not to beat Wolves. They hit the woodwork three times, Rui Patricio made a world-class save from Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus missed a simple chance, and the Wolves’ goal should have been disallowed for handball.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2018

Magical Ronaldo hat-trick gets World Cup party started for Portugal

The World Cup was crying out for a classic, and it certainly go one here in Sochi as Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his legendary status with a late free-kick to complete a hat-trick and seal a remarkable 3-3 draw for Portugal against underfire Spain.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2018

Portugal come back to claim third place in fiery extra-time clash with Mexico

Portugal claimed third place in the Confederations Cup with a fiery 2-1 extra-time victory over Mexico in Moscow.

Sun, 02 Jul, 2017

Bravo the hero as Chile beat Portugal on penalties

PORTUGAL 0 - CHILE 0 (Chile win 3-0 on penalties AET): Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was the hero of the hour as Chile reached the Confederations Cup final by beating Portugal on penalties last night.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2017

Portugal coast to Confederations Cup semi-finals while hosts Russia are knocked out

Portugal coasted to a 4-0 win over New Zealand in St Petersburg and secured their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup.

Sat, 24 Jun, 2017

World Cup Qualifier round-up: Pain for Euro 2016 champions Portugal

European champions Portugal were brought crashing back to earth in their opening World Cup qualifier last night after suffering a deserved 2-0 defeat to Switzerland.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2016

Antoine Griezmann named top player in Euros as Portugal dominate team of the tournament

France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra-time. 

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Portugal’s men o’war rule Europe

France 0, Portugal 1 (AET): Portugal have had to face being called a one-man team for a long as Cristiano Ronaldo has kicked a football but on the night when they lost their talisman to injury, they provided one of the greatest backs-to-the-wall victories the European Championships have ever seen, as substitute Eder ended France’s dream in Paris last night.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

France v Portugal: How sides compare

Simon Collings compares the two sides before they clash in Euro 2016 final.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo has last word in battle of the superstars

Portugal 2 Wales 0: It shouldn’t be all about Cristiano Ronaldo, it really shouldn’t, but from the moment people labelled this match as Ronaldo v Bale you knew there was no way on earth he was going to settle for second best — and that’s why Wales are finally out of Euro 2016 and Portugal can look forward to the final in Paris on Sunday.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2016

Christiano Ronaldo a bit part player but can functional Portugal win it?

There was a time when Portugal were considered the Brazil of Europe, for the flair with which they played football more than the commonality of language.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Brave Portugal hold nerve in penalty drama against Poland

Portugal survived a shoot-out drama to beat Poland 5-3 on penalties in last night’s Euro 2016 quarter-final. It was a night where Renato Sanches demonstrated why Manchester United tried — and ultimately failed — to beat Bayern Munich to his signature with a spectacular solo goal for Portugal.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Ronaldo penalty miss means Portugal draw with Austria

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty - and spurned a hatful of other chances - as Portugal were frustrated at Euro 2016 yet again and held 0-0 by Austria.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2016

Roy Hodgson refuses to put boot in as England underwhelmingly beat Portugal

Chris Smalling sent England to Euro 2016 on the back of another win, but the late header could not mask an underwhelming display against Portugal.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Mourinho content as Blues cruise to win

Chelsea 3 Sporting Lisbon 1

Thu, 11 Dec, 2014

No problems for Chelsea against Sporting

Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2014

Chelsea ends Sporting’s 16-match unbeaten home run

Sporting Lisbon 0 Chelsea 1

Wed, 01 Oct, 2014

Blues so wasteful, but Matic header does the trick

Champions League Group G

Wed, 01 Oct, 2014

American dream delayed by last-gasp equalizer

United States 2 Portugal 2

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

Teams must opt for balanced approach, cautions Cunningham

The only thing flowing more readily than goals at the World Cup are the did-you-know stats from did-you-know-it-alls.

Wed, 18 Jun, 2014

Ronaldo left in shade by hat-trick hero Muller

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Tue, 17 Jun, 2014

Ronaldo wins ding-dong battle with Zlatan for World Cup qualification

Sweden 2 Portugal 3 (Portugal win 4-2 on aggregate)

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Larsson: Webb will not fall for Ronaldo’s ‘tricks’

Sebastian Larsson claims Sweden will be able to give Cristiano Ronaldo a rough ride in tonight’s World Cup play-off in Stockholm because English referee Howard Webb will not fall for his “tricks”.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Ronaldo hat-trick inspires Portugal

Northern Ireland 2 Portugal 4

Sat, 07 Sep, 2013

Postiga denies North famous win

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Wed, 17 Oct, 2012

Fabregas gives Spain edge on ugly night

Come back England, all is forgiven.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2012

Cesc’s joy as dream comes true

Cesc Fabregas was again the hero with the deciding penalty as Spain edged past Portugal 4-2 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in last night’s Euro 2012 semi-final in Donetsk.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2012

Spain reach Euro 2012 final after nail-biting penalty shoot-out

Portugal 0 Spain 0 (After extra-time. Spain win 4-2 on penalties)

Wed, 27 Jun, 2012

Varela toast of Portugal

Substitute Silvestre Varela kept alive Portugal’s hopes of qualifying from Group B with a late strike to spare the blushes of some of his more illustrious team-mates in Lviv.

Thu, 14 Jun, 2012

Late strike from Varela keeps Portugal's hopes alive

Portugal 3 Denmark 2

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Loew: It’s like an F1 race without the warm-up

Germany coach Joachim Loew felt Mario Gomez’s winning goal in the Euro 2012 victory over Portugal justified his decision to start with the Bayern Munich striker ahead of Miroslav Klose.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2012

Germany off the mark against Portugal

Germany 1 Portugal 0

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

Llorente fires Bilbao into decider

Spanish international striker Fernando Llorente fired Athletic Bilbao into the Europa League final with a late winning goal in last night’s semi-final second leg in the Basque Country.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2012

Llorente fires Athletic Bilbao into Europa League final

Athletic Bilbao 3 Sporting Lisbon 1 (Athletic Bilbao win 4-3 on aggregate)

Thu, 26 Apr, 2012

Sporting Lisbon overturn deficit and earn narrow victory

Sporting Lisbon 2 Athletic Bilbao 1

Thu, 19 Apr, 2012

Mancini turns attention to Chelsea

Manchester City were left to concentrate solely on their title bid after falling agonisingly short of a place in the Europa League quarter-finals last night.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2012

Heartbreak for City as Sporting foil great escape

Goalkeeper Joe Hart thought he had scored an unbelievable winner for Manchester City when his injury-time header was pushed wide of the post as Sporting Lisbon held on to dump City out of the Europa League on away goals last night.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2012

Man City fall just short after dramatic fightback

Manchester City 3 Sporting Lisbon 2 (Agg: 3-3, Sporting win on away goals)

Thu, 15 Mar, 2012

Injury worries for Mancini as City stunned by Sporting

Manchester City were left counting the cost of their Europa League defeat at Sporting Lisbon last night after losing influential captain Vincent Kompany to injury.

Fri, 09 Mar, 2012

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