Fernando Santos has quit his position as coach of Portugal after their shock World Cup exit with Jose Mourinho named as a leading candidate to take over.
Portugal have been well and truly warned not to take the threat of North Macedonia lightly as they face Italy's conquerors in a decisive World Cup qualifying play-off on Tuesday.
Veteran defender Pepe will miss Portugal’s World Cup playoff semi-final against Turkey after testing positive for Covid-19, the Portuguese football federation announced on Monday.
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos says his side cannot rely on Cristiano Ronaldo to win matches single-handedly ahead of a tantalising Euro 2020 showdown with Germany.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos has declared himself satisfied with a 3-0 win over Hungary in their Group F opener despite leaving it late to make the breakthrough.
Portugal boss Fernando Santos hailed the ‘genius’ of Cristiano Ronaldo after his stunning hat-trick to beat Switzerland 3-1 and book the hosts a place in the Nations League final.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still part of the Portugal squad despite his recent absence, according to coach Fernando Santos.
Portugal made sure of a place in the Nations League Finals as they scraped a fortuitous 0-0 draw away to a dominant Italy on Saturday.
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos and Juventus have both offered unwavering support to Cristiano Ronaldo after the five-time Ballon d’Or winner ‘firmly denied’ a rape allegation. (more…)
Andre Silva stepped up and scored the decisive goal as Portugal began their Nations League campaign with a 1-0 win over Italy to take control of League A’s Group 3.