A Portuguese Love

All about it, at FC PORTO site, here . FC Porto won Europa League 2010/2011 final by beating SC Braga (1-0), in Dublin, yesterday, Wednesday. André Villas-Boas, FC Porto trainer who is 33 years old, became the youngest technician to lift the European Cup. He’s also the youngster Portuguese league trainer and when he arrived at FC Porto this year some disbelieved his talent to take the team to victory. He’s a former pupil of José Mourinho, who trained FC Porto in the past with tremendous success before heading to other European football teams like Chelsea or Inter Milan. André is now our “The Special two” after getting a second UEFA Europa League Cup – the first was in Seville, 2003, beating Celtic of Scotland - to this team and leading FC Porto to victory. Congrats to my blue and white favorite team ever and to SC Braga also!

Before the Carnation Revolution, 25 April 1974, to say that Portugal was the country of the “3 F’s” - fado, football, and Fátima (religion) was a common thing to say. The combination of these three elements would be enough to keep the Portuguese happy. I really can’t say. I was too young then. But, well, I have already posted about fado and Fátima. So I guess a post on football is missing! I had the perfect excuse to bring the match into this Portuguese blog corner today. Not sure if I’ll be happier afterward, though! 2010/2011 UEFA Europa League Final is tomorrow in Dublin, Ireland. It will be a unique final with two Portuguese football teams on the field. FC Porto eliminated Villarreal 7-4 and will meet Braga in the Europa League final. Dublin will host the first-ever all-Portuguese European final. The Portuguese champions FC Porto are favored in the final, having already beaten Braga twice this season. I am not a football enthusiast anymore but I watched many FC Porto’s games. Thi...