Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo says he needs time before deciding his Portugal future after a painful World Cup defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup exit ended with disappointment as Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in the Round of 16 after Mikel Merino…

Spain secured a dramatic place in the quarter-finals after Mikel Merino scored a stoppage-time winner to seal a 1-0 victory over Portugal in Dallas. The decisive moment arrived deep into injury time when a quickly taken free-kick created…

Fresh speculation surrounds Cristiano Ronaldo retirement after his sister suggested the Portugal captain could soon bring his international career to an end. Speculation over Cristiano Ronaldo retirement intensified ahead of Portugal’s…

Nigeria’s long unbeaten streak came to an end on Wednesday following a narrow 2-1 defeat to Portugal in an international friendly. Nigeria’s Super Eagles saw their 12-match unbeaten run halted after Portugal secured a late win…

Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state after nearly two years of war in Gaza, with France, Belgium and other countries poised to follow suit at the UN General Assembly. Here is an overview of…

Portugal held a day of national mourning on Thursday as the death toll from the derailment of one of Lisbon’s iconic funiculars rose to 17 people, with 21 injured. The accident on Wednesday evening in one of the capital’s most popular…

The 2034 men's football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body Fifa has confirmed. Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be…

Croatia finished their Euro 2024 preparations with an impressive 2-1 friendly win over Portugal on Saturday. Zlatko Dalic’s side beat the Euro 2016 winners in the Lisbon suburb of Oeiras to send Group B rivals Spain and Italy a warning.…

Roberto Martinez has officially been appointed as the new head coach of Portugal’s national team after days of speculation. Martinez takes over from Fernando Santos who was sacked after a calamitous World Cup outing in Qatar that saw…

 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Portugal, gave assurances of a free hand to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, reiterating the commitment of his administration to ensure that the Commission…