Video Portugal team Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo, Jose Bosingwa, Nuno Gomes, Paolo Ferreira in black suits at Palacio de Belem, June 1 2008

Portugual Team : en route pour l'Euro 2x2

Video Portugal team in elegant black suits at the Presidential palace before leaving to Switzerland for the Euro 2008.

The Portugal president held a reception for the Portugal team at the presidential palace Palacio de Belem. The players are in the balcony and goalkeeper Ricardo and Ricardo Carvalho talking with President Cavaco Silva.

00:00 Nani, Jorge Ribeiro, Petit

00:15 Jose Bosingwa, Paolo Ferreira

00:44 Nuno Gomes

01:04 Goalkeeper Ricardo talking with Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal

01:21 Jorge Ribeiro, Petit

01:48 Jorge Ribeiro, Petit, Cristiano Ronaldo

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The reporter says in Portuguese that there were rumors that Ricardo Carvalho would leave Chelsea to join former boss Jose Mourinho. Interesting how things change.


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Nuno Gomes, Petit, Quim, and Jorge Ribeiro will play this week in Torneio do Guadiana.

The next Portugal game is on August 20th, then in September, the 2010 World Cup qualifyers start. I wanted to see in what shape the 4 international players from Benfica will arrive to those 2 games. They are forward, Nuno Gomes, Petit, goalkeeper Quim, and defender Jorge Ribeiro. Here are photos from the training on July 22, 2008:

Portugal, July 22, 2008- Portugal midfielder Petit in medical tests. Foto: Isabel Cutileiro e Gualter Fatia

Portugal, July 22, 2008- Portugal defender Jorge Ribeiro, and Pablo Aimar. Foto: Isabel Cutileiro e Gualter Fatia

Nuno Gomes didn't have a great season at Benfica before the Euro 2008-yet Scolari still put him in the starting lineup. I don't think Queiroz will keep Nuno Gomes in the starting lineup.

So this week- Benfica pre-season training.

Nuno Gomes, Petit, Quim and Jorge Ribeiro are in the official 28 man list for the Torneio do Guadiana. Match against a Premiership team, Blackburn Rovers and then, Sporting on Sunday.

Goalkeepers: Moreira, Quim e Bruno Costa

Defenders: Luís Filipe, Edcarlos, Luisão, Léo, Zoro, Miguel Vítor, Sepsi, Sidnei e Jorge Ribeiro

Midfielders: Petit, Katsouranis, Aimar, Balboa, Fellipe Bastos, Maxi Pereira, Rúben Amorim, Binya, Carlos Martins, Nuno Assis e Yebda

Forwards: Cardozo, Urreta, Makukula, Nuno Gomes e Nélson Oliveira

Your thoughts on the 3 Portugal international players at Benfica?

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Portugal players Nuno Gomes, Petit and Jorge Ribeiro joined Benfica pre-season training today, July 21st. Just medical tests.

So Portugal will play its next friendly on August 20th against the Faroe Islands. I still can't believe they chose that opponent. What type of defenders will they face? Certainly not a test for the Portuguese forwards. Anyway.

Less than a month away and 3 players will just begin their pre-season training with Benfica. All these 3 arrived at Seixal, Portugal this morning. Untouchable in the starting lineup, at least under Scolari, Benfica forward Nuno Gomes arrived today. Petit and new Benfica signing, defender, Jorge Ribeiro.

The morning was used for medical and physical tests which will continue tomorrow. They didn't go on the soccer field.

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Who are you supporting for the Eusebio Cup August 15th, Inter or Benfica?

Good afternoon!

After spending an hour on BlogCatalog discovering new blogs, I watched the sports clip on RTP Benfica convidou Inter de Milão para primeira edição da Eusébio Cup So while everyone is talking about Spain Euro 2008 champions. Deco at Chelsea. Pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend on vacation in the papers. I thought I'd share with you something different.

1st edition of the Eusebio Cup

Benfica - Inter

August 15, 2008

Stadio Da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal

Sounds like another pre-season tournament that doesn't really matter. In this case it does. It's Jose Mourinho's time to show soccer fans how he plans to use Inter for the Serie A.

Inter:

- 15 days before the Serie A starts, we can see what tactical formation Mourinho might use. The starting 11.
- New acquisitions?
- Shape of the Forwards, like Crespo, and Ibra. They'll be facing the best goalkeeper in the Portuguese league Quim. The 32 year old is in th ebest shape of his career. He was supposed to play in the Euro 2008 but that's another story. He got injured before the 1st euro 2008 match...

Benfica:

- New acquisitions will be presented a few days before.

- 1st season with former AC Milan player, Rui Costa, as one of the directors in Benfica. He's the public face right now when it comes to Benfica transfers. Players leaving, staying.

I plan to watch the game. I'm a fan of AS Roma but I'll be watching it because it's Jose Mourinho. Inter, the reigning scudetto champions. Figo. Benfica.

If it's not on TV I'll hear the live narration on Portuguese radio Antena 1.

- What interests you about this game? Mourinho's starting lineup? See if Inter can be as strong this season?

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