S.L. Benfica
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Benfica rule out January sale of winger Di Maria...League victory over Everton last month and has been linked with a move to the Premier League as soon as the transfer window re-opens. Benfica, who are flying high in their domestic league, are keen to keep the Argentine winger and have... In this article: Benfica, Angel Di Maria, Chelsea, A Bola, Manchester City, Everton, and Premier League |
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sportinglife | 6 days ago
BENFICA RULE OUT DI MARIA SALE
Di Maria - won't move in January. Benfica have assured supporters that in-demand winger Angel Di Maria will not be leaving the club in January. The Argentine starlet has been linked with a switch to the Barclays Premier League after...
In this article: Benfica, A Bola, Manchester City, Everton, Barclays Premier League, and Argentina
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Bleacher Report | 6 days ago
The Classic Story: Former Porto Star Argelico Fucks Off to Benfica
...as you may have guessed, for many reasons. Most notably it was controversial for the fact that Fucks had made the switch to Benfica after quitting bitter rivals Porto just a year ago (of course). Eurosport.com's article...
In this article: Benfica, Argelico Fucks, FC Porto, Fernando Santos, Johan Cruyff, Pele, Alfredo di Stefano, Diego Maradona, Lisbon, and Portugal
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Daily Mail | November 12, 2009
Man City warned it will cost GBP36m to prise Di Maria away from Benfica
...City warned it will cost GBP36m to prise Argentina ace Angel Di Maria away from Benfica Last updated at 5:42 PM on 12th November 2009 Benfica have placed a GBP36million price tag on Angel Di Maria after hearing Manchester City...
In this article: Benfica, Robinho, Manchester City, Everton, Barcelona, Argentina, Mark Hughes, Chelsea, and Diego Maradona
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FIFA.com News | November 09, 2009
Benfica join Braga at summit
Lisbon giants Benfica have continued their fine start to the season by moving level on 25 points with Braga - who defeated As Aguias 2-0 last weekend - at the top of the Portuguese Liga. With Braga having lost 1-0 at Vitoria Guimaraes two...
In this article: Benfica, Javier Saviola, Oscar Cardozo, Vitoria Guimaraes, and Lisbon
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ESPN | November 09, 2009
Benfica 1-0 Naval: Garcia goal enough for hosts
...win over Naval on Monday night. Javi Garcia grabbed the only goal of the game just four minutes from time for the home side. Both Braga and Benfica have 25 points from their opening ten games, with Porto five points behind in second place.
In this article: Benfica
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Telegraph.co.uk - Everton | November 06, 2009
Everton manager David Moyes backs players to bounce back after Benfica defeat
...the second half as we tried to score. "We lacked a bit of quality going forward and that did not help us but Benfica are a good side." Benfica are almost certain to qualify, and coach Jorge Jesus was delighted after a match attended by...
In this article: Benfica, David Moyes, Everton, Oscar Cardozo, Javier Saviola, Eusebio, AEK Athens, and Tony Hibbert
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UEFA.com News | November 05, 2009
Benfica issue early warning
Match review by Simon Hart from Goodison Park Oscar Cardozo celebrates scoring for Benfica (©Getty Images)Photos/Wallpapers » SL Benfica's Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia said the Eagles had offered a serious statement of intent by...
In this article: Benfica, Everton, Oscar Cardozo, Javier Saviola, All rights reserved, Portuguese Liga, Angel Di Maria, and Pablo Aimar
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ESPN | November 05, 2009
Everton 0-2 Benfica: Toffees outclassed again
Everton's hopes of making progress in the Europa League were dealt a bitter blow as they were beaten 2-0 by Benfica at Goodison Park. Benfica completed the double in Group I after a rousing second half performance to cement their place at...
In this article: Benfica, Everton, Javier Saviola, Tim Howard, Oscar Cardozo, David Moyes, Leighton Baines, and Eusebio
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BBC News | November 05, 2009
Everton 0-2 Benfica
...5 November 2009 Saviola (right) was superb as an attacking force for Benifica Javier Saviola and Oscar Cardozo scored as Benfica deservedly defeated Everton in the Europa League. Saviola opened the scoring with a low finish...
In this article: Benfica, Everton, Oscar Cardozo, Tim Howard, Javier Saviola, Jack Rodwell, Tim Cahill, and Leighton Baines
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Times Online | November 04, 2009
David Moyes: Benfica 5-0 thrashing 'hurt' Everton and now club's pride is at stake
Navigation - link to other main sections from here David Moyes: Benfica 5-0 thrashing 'hurt' Everton and now club's pride is at stake David Moyes admits that the 5-0 defeat to Benfica in the Europa League last month hurt his Everton...
In this article: Benfica, Everton, David Moyes, Mikel Arteta, AEK Athens, BATE Borisov, Barclays Premier League, Merseyside, and Europe
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica (pronounced: /spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ/; commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S.L. Benfica and in many fan anthems as SLB IPA: /[ɛsɨ ɛɫɨ be]/) is a multisports club based in Lisboa (Lisbon), Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men. The club's main stadium is the Estádio da Luz in the Luz area of Lisbon.
They were founding members of Portuguese Liga in 1933, and, together with FC Porto and Sporting CP, they have not yet been relegated from the Primeira Divisão.
Benfica is the most successful club in Portugal with a total of 31 Portuguese Liga, 27 Portuguese Cup, 4 SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira, 2 UEFA Champions League and 1 Latin Cup. The club has 7 UEFA Champions League finals an one Uefa cup.
As a club oriented to multiple sports, Benfica has departments for athletics, basketball, cycling, football, futsal, handball, judo, rink hockey, rugby, swimming, volleyball, and others. Benfica has won several titles in these sports.
SL Benfica has the biggest fan base among Portuguese clubs, having also the largest number of supporters outside of Portugal for a Portuguese club, with a total of 14 million Benfica's supporters worldwide with 6 million in Portugal alone.
- Name:
- S.L. Benfica
- Also Known As:
- As Águias (The Eagles) br /> Os Encarnados (The Reds)
- O Glorioso (The Glorious One)
- Founding Date:
- February 28, 1904
- Coach:
- Quique Sanchez Flores
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