Portugal
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Benfica takes sole lead in Portugal with win
Football | Mar 04, 2013, 01:09 PM ISTLisbon (Portugal), Mar 4: Benfica took the sole lead of the Portuguese league from FC Porto on Sunday with a 1-0 victory at Beira Mar thanks to Oscar Cardozo's first-half goal.Benfica remains unbeaten after 21
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Ronaldo's hat-trick gives Real Madrid win over Ajax
Football | Oct 04, 2012, 11:39 AM ISTAmsterdam, Oct 4: Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second hat-trick in four days as Real Madrid won 4-1 away against Ajax here to go top of their Champions League qualifying group.Ronaldo was back to
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Fabregas delivers again with penalty for Spain
Football | Jun 28, 2012, 02:21 PM ISTDonetsk (Ukraine), Jun 28: Four years after delivering the penalty credited with starting Spain's era of dominance, Cesc Fabregas has ensured the country's golden run lives on.Fabregas scored the decisive spot kick against Portugal on
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Cristiano Ronaldo stands by as Portugal goes out
Football | Jun 28, 2012, 02:15 PM ISTDonetsk (Ukraine), Jun 28: Cristiano Ronaldo watched helplessly as the penalty shootout drama passed him by.The Portugal captain, and star attraction at the European Championship, stood slightly apart from his teammates on Wednesday as they
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Can Portugal's Ronaldo better Spain's teamwork?
Football | Jun 26, 2012, 06:35 AM ISTDonetsk, Ukraine Jun 26: For Spain it's more about stopping one man, while for Portugal it will be about containing a whole team when the sides meet in Wednesday's European Championship semifinal.While Cristiano Ronaldo holds
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Eusebio expected to leave hospital on Thursday
Football | Jun 25, 2012, 07:00 PM ISTPoland, Jun25: Former Portugal great Eusebio is expected to remain in a hospital in Poland until Thursday.The 70-year-old was admitted to a hospital in Poznan late Saturday after a heart attack scare. Doctors performed a
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Counter-punching Portugal prepare Spain ambush
Football | Jun 25, 2012, 07:10 PM ISTDonetsk, Jun 25: Having swept past France to reach the Euro 2012 semi-finals, Spain can expect a more exacting ordeal on Wednesday when they face a Portugal team who beat them 4-0 in their last
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Portugal determined to win 1st European title
Football | Jun 25, 2012, 05:55 PM ISTPoland, Jun25: Portugal has come painfully close to winning the European Championship before, only to fall just short.Portugal lost 1-0 to Greece in the Euro 2004 final, and went down 2-1 to eventual winner France
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Portugal great Eusebio hospitalized in Poland
Football | Jun 24, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTPoland, Jun24: Portugal great Eusebio was in stable condition Sunday at a hospital in Poland after undergoing tests following a heart attack scare, officials said.The 70-year-old Eusebio was hospitalized in Poznan late Saturday after feeling
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Portugal must play its top game against Spain
Football | Jun 24, 2012, 06:50 PM ISTPoland, Jun24: Some teams quake before Spain. Not Portugal.The defending champion Spaniards are unbeaten at the European Championship and have been fielding either a six-man midfield or a lone striker in its run to the
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Former Portugal star Eusebio hospitalized
Football | Jun 24, 2012, 03:41 PM ISTPoland, Jun24: Former Portugal great Eusebio has been hospitalized in Poland.The Portuguese Football Federation says the 70-year-old Eusebio felt ill late Saturday in Opalenica, where he is accompanying the Portuguese team during its European Championship
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Ronaldo holds key again for Portugal
Football | Jun 21, 2012, 09:20 PM ISTWarsaw, Jun 21: Cristiano Ronaldo now gets the royal, reverential treatment at the European Championship even from some of his opponents.The Czech Republic faces Portugal on Thursday and by now, most are in such awe
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Danish FA embarrassed by Bendtner underwear stunt
Football | Jun 14, 2012, 06:37 PM ISTPoland, Jun13: The Danish Football Association says Nicklas Bendtner's underwear stunt during the match against Portugal ran afoul of an exclusive sponsorship deal as well as UEFA's rules against ambush marketing.Celebrating his second goal in
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Late Varela goal gives Portugal 3-2 win over Danes
Football | Jun 14, 2012, 03:58 PM ISTLviv (Ukraine), Jun 14: Substitute Silvestre Varela today scored three minutes from the end to give Portugal a 3-2 win over Denmark and revive his team's hopes of reaching the European Championship quarterfinals. Varela scored
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Bulut scores twice as Turkey upsets Portugal 3-1
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 09:58 AM ISTLisbon (Portugal), June 3: Turkey upset Portugal 3-1 in a friendly on Saturday, a week before the Portuguese start their campaign at the European Championship against Germany.Portugal is winless in its last three matches and
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FC Porto Draws 1-1 With Academica In Portugal
Football | Mar 12, 2012, 03:56 PM ISTLisbon (Portugal), Mar 11: Hulk scored a stoppage-time penalty to salvage Portuguese league leader FC Porto a 1-1 home draw with Academica on Saturday.Arnaldo "Edinho" da Silva gave Academica the lead in the 39th minute,
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Janko Leads Porto Past Setubal 3-1 In Portugal
Football | Feb 20, 2012, 11:01 AM ISTLisbon, Portugal, Feb 20: Marc Janko's impressive start with FC Porto continued Sunday as the Austria international contributed a goal in a 3-1 victory over Setubal to keep the pressure on Portuguese leader Benfica.Janko collected
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Defiant Iran Loads Indigenous Fuel Rods Into Reactor
World | Feb 15, 2012, 11:31 PM ISTTehran, Feb 15: Displaying defiance against toughening western sanctions, Iran today carried forward its controversial nuclear programme by loading domestically made fuel rods into its Tehran reactor and announced plans to cut off oil exports
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Benfica Beats Leiria To Take Lead In Portugal
Football | Jan 09, 2012, 01:56 PM ISTLisbon, Portugal, Jan 9: Benfica took sole possession of the Portuguese league lead with a 4-0 rout at Leiria on Sunday, moving two points clear of defending champion FC Porto.Benfica, which is undefeated in league
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Thousands Help Form Giant Candle Star For Charity In Portugal
World | Dec 19, 2011, 04:08 PM ISTLisbon, Portugal, Dec 19: Hundreds of volunteers gathered in Lisbon's main square on Saturday to make a giant star out of candles to raise money for a Portuguese charity.Organisers said the event was to raise