Football in Portugal
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Association football is the most popular sport in Portugal. Approximately 75% of the people in Portugal are interested in football. It has a long and storied history in the country, following its intr
Football fans at the Estádio da Luz
Monument in Camacha, celebrating the first ever organised football game in Portugal
A memorial to the first football match played on mainland Portugal in Cascais in October 1888
Portuguese football fans supporting the Portugal national team
FC Porto
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Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM, commonly known as FC Porto, or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in t
Football in Portugal
…and Porto. Portugal's top domestic league, the Primeira Liga, was founded in 1934 and is home to internationally successful clubs such as S.L. Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting CP – the "Big Three", who usually dominate the league. With a combined eleven trophies won to date, the measure of success by Portuguese…
António Nicolau de Almeida, club founder
Rabah Madjer was a key figure in Porto's 1987 European Cup Final victory.
Bobby Robson won the first two of Porto's record five consecutive league titles.
José Mourinho led Porto to consecutive UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League titles.