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Ferguson appoints Phelan as assistant manager
MANCHESTER, England AFP — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson appointed Mike Phelan as his assistant manager on Wednesday. Ferguson needed a new number two after Carlos Queiroz left Old Trafford to become Portugal coach in July. Phelan, a former United player who has worked his way up through...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Ferguson, Manchester, permit, Portugal, team, United
Research articles 2008-09-03
Rare gold for Portugal as Evora wins men's triple jump
BEIJING AFP — Nelson Evora added the Olympic title to his world crown when he won the men's triple jump here on Thursday, handing Portugal its first Olympic gold medal in 12 years. Evora, who became a Portuguese citizen in 2002 after previously competing for the Cape Verde Islands,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, Games, medal, Olympic, Portugal
Research articles 2008-08-21
Portsmouth accept Rangers bid for Mendes, sign Thomas
PORTSMOUTH AFP — Portsmouth accepted a three million pounds (3.7 million euros) bid from Rangers for Portugal midfielder Pedro Mendes and signed Charlton winger Jerome Thomas on a season-long loan on Friday. Mendes, 29, travelled to Glasgow on Friday to have a medical and discuss personal terms with the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Glasgow, INTERNET, Portugal
Research articles 2008-08-15
Three 100m favourites negotiate Olympics heats
BEIJING, AFP — The three fastest men in history, world record holder Usain Bolt, reigning double world champion Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, all cruised through their Olympic 100m heats here on Friday. Jamaican Powell, the only sprinter to have recorded five runs under 9.80sec, led the way with...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, Games, Portugal
Research articles 2008-08-14
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at rain-hit WTA event
MONTREAL AFP — Russian seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to a quarter-final meeting at a 1.34 million-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament with victories here Thursday before rain halted play. Fourth seed Kuznetsova defeated Portugal's Michelle Larcher de Brito 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 while seventh seed Dinara Safina defeated Swiss...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Portugal, tournament, X10 Wireless Technology
Research articles 2008-07-31
Portugal's Petit set to sign for Cologne
BERLIN AFP — Portugal midfielder Petit is set to sign a two-year contract with newly-promoted Bundesliga side Cologne from Portuguese giants Benfica for an undisclosed amount, according to a report here on Wednesday. The 31-year-old defensive midfielder, who announced his retirement from international football after last month's Euro 2008,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-30
Portugal's Petit smells success at new club Cologne
BERLIN AFP — Portugal midfielder Petit signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Bundesliga side Cologne on Wednesday, after joining from Portuguese side Benfica on a free transfer. The 31-year-old defensive midfielder, who announced his retirement from international football after last month's Euro 2008, had a medical examination and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-30
Maniche sticking with Atletico
MADRID AFP — Atletico Madrid's Portugal international midfielder Maniche, loaned out to Inter Milan last season after a falling out with manager Javier Aguirre, is sticking with the Spanish club next season. "There is no Maniche case, the problem is sorted out, he's an Atletico player," club president Enrique...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-29
Mediterraneans abandoning region's healthy diet: FAO
ROME AFP — People in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the region's widely praised healthy diet in favour of food that has too much fat, salt and sugar, the Food and Agricultural Organization warned Tuesday. "Hailed by experts as keeping people slim, healthy and long-living, the Mediterranean diet has followers...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, food, Greece, HEALTHCARE, Italy, Manufacturing, Portugal, SOFTWARE, Spain
Research articles 2008-07-29
Chelsea's Bosingwa to miss start of season: Scolari
MACAU AFP — New Chelsea signing Jose Bosingwa will miss the start of the Premier League season after being forced out of their Asian tour with a thigh injury, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Saturday. The Portugal right-back is out for at least three weeks with a muscle...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, Macau, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-26
Maniche makes his peace with Atletico
MADRID AFP — Atletico Madrid's Portugal international Maniche, loaned out to Inter Milan last season after a falling out with manager Javier Aguirre, says he wants to see out his contract with the Spanish club. The midfielder told Atletico's website on Friday: "When I came here (in 2006) I...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-25
Yorke suffers suspected fractured cheekbone
SUNDERLAND, England AFP — Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke is likely to miss the rest of the Premier League club's pre-season programme after suffering a suspected fractured cheekbone. Yorke, 36, was hurt in a collision with goalkeeper Nikola Milojevic in Wednesday's draw against Vitoria Setubal in Portugal. The former...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, collision, England, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-25
Injured Bosingwa may leave Chelsea tour: Scolari
MACAU AFP — Chelsea new boy Jose Bosingwa may be forced out of their pre-season tour after picking up an injury in his debut match, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Thursday. The Portugal defender is being assessed after walking off with a thigh problem just 20 minutes into...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Macau, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-24
Football: Campbell kicks off pre-season
FRAIZER CAMPBELL appeared as a substitute as Manchester United kicked off their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 win at Aberdeen. The Huddersfield-based striker came off the bench in the 61st minute of the testimonial for the Dons' European Cup Winners' Cup-winning side of 25 years ago. Campbell, 20,...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., Campbell, Portugal, substitute
Research articles 2008-07-14
Queiroz set to sign up for Portugal: reports
LISBON AFP — Alex Ferguson's right-hand man at Manchester United, Carlos Queiroz, is set to take over from Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal's national team coach, Portuguese papers reported on Thursday. The reports said that ongoing contract talks were almost completed and that Queiroz was set to ink a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Portugal
Research articles 2008-07-03
Chelsea sign Portugal's Deco
LONDON AFP — Portugal midfielder Deco has signed for Chelsea, the English Premiership club said on Monday, for eight million pounds (10.1 million euros). Deco, the midfield maestro of Porto's 2004 European Champions League-winning campaign, leaves Barcelona, with whom he also won the Champions League two years later, after...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Barcelona, Chelsea, Portugal, TVs
Research articles 2008-06-30
Portugal leads the way in wave energy
LISBON AFP — Portugal, blessed by a lengthy deep-water Atlantic coastline and temperate climate, is leading the way in a drive to harness the power of ocean waves to produce electricity at a profit. Portuguese scientists for the last three years have been working with foreign counterparts on a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, coast, Portugal, SALES
Research articles 2008-06-26
I would pay 100m euros for Ronaldo, says Schuster
BERLIN AFP — Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster on Sunday said he would pay 100 million euros (157 million dollars) for the services of Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo. "For such a player we will pay what is necessary because what counts for us is to win the Champions League,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Portugal
Research articles 2008-06-22
Ronaldo wins damages over training ground texts claim
LONDON AFP — Manchester United's Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday accepted undisclosed damages from a British newspaper, after it claimed he was fined for using his mobile phone during training. London's High Court was told that the action was prompted by an article in The Sun tabloid in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, London, mobile, phone, Portugal, training
Research articles 2008-06-19
Scolari sticks with winning team
BASEL, Switzerland AFP — Portugal will revert to the line-up that beat Turkey and the Czech Republic in their first two matches at Euro 2008 for Wednesday's quarter-final against Germany, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed on the eve of the match. Scolari made eight changes for the final group...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Games, Portugal, Switzerland, team
Research articles 2008-06-18
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