Person: Silvestre Varela

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Varela and Blanco to leave West Brom

West Brom misfits Silvestre Varela and Sebastian Blanco are set to leave The Hawthorns within the next 24 hours.

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Austin a hero for Hoops

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United scrape draw against 10-man Villa as Saints trounce Everton

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Rodgers hopes rest on Sturridge return

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Team news from the Premier League

Hard not to feel sorry for Ronaldo

American dream delayed by last-gasp equalizer

United States 2 Portugal 2

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

Money behind magic in Portugal

Benfica and Porto are once again locked in mortal combat at the top of the league in Portugal.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2013

Dangerous Dortmund crush Ajax to progress

German champions Borussia Dortmund made sure of their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2003 with a comprehensive dismantling of Ajax at the Amsterdam ArenA last night.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2012

Dortmund down Ronaldo and Real

Marcel Schmelzer’s second-half volley was enough to hand Borussia Dortmund a fine 2-1 win over Real Madrid and move the German champions to the top of Group D.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2012

‘Special One’ makes a case for Portugal

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes his native Portugal are “one of the two or three best sides” in Euro 2012.

Fri, 15 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

Portugal heading in the right direction, insists Bento

Portugal coach Paulo Bento felt his side deserved their 3-2 victory over Denmark in Lviv, insisting it would have been “unjust” had his side been held to a draw.

Thu, 14 Jun, 2012

Late strike from Varela keeps Portugal's hopes alive

Portugal 3 Denmark 2

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Germany off the mark against Portugal

Germany 1 Portugal 0

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

City power past Porto

Man City 4 FC Porto 0 (agg: 6-1)

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

City to lodge complaint over alleged Balotelli abuse

Manchester City are to lodge an official complaint after striker Mario Balotelli allegedly suffered racial abuse from the crowd during last night’s win at Porto.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2012

Goal king Aguero’s late cameo hands City advantage

Sergio Aguero came off the bench last night to hand Manchester City the advantage in their Europa League tie against Porto.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2012

Aguero gives Man City advantage

Porto 1 Manchester City 2

Thu, 16 Feb, 2012

Porto claim Europa title

Porto 1 Braga 0

Wed, 18 May, 2011

McGeady’s final dream wrecked by Falcao blitz

AIDEN McGEADY’S dream of playing in the Europa League final at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is in tatters after his Spartak Moscow side crashed 5-1 at Porto in last night’s quarter-final first leg tie.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2011

Fabregas backing fab Fabianski

ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas maintains the team will stand together and rally round Lukasz Fabianski as the Poland keeper looks to prove his doubters wrong.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2010

Fabianski gets support after horror show

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas maintains the team will stand together and rally round Lukasz Fabianski as the Poland keeper looks to prove his doubters wrong.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2010

Wenger slams ref for ‘massive mistake’

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger accused referee Martin Hansson of a “massive mistake” in his side’s 2-1 defeat to Porto last night.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2010

Fabianski blunders cost Gunners in Porto

Porto 2 Arsenal 1

Wed, 17 Feb, 2010

Campbell header keeps Gunners level at break

Porto 1 Arsenal 1

Wed, 17 Feb, 2010

Anelka strike stuns Porto in Blues win

Porto 0 Chelsea 1

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Anelka strike proves the difference for Chelsea

Chelsea 1 Porto 0

Tue, 15 Sep, 2009