SL BENFICA latest news -Uefa Cup bound

[Frank Cunha]

he promises the national championship

[Frank Cunha]

12 million dollars with a possible 15 million euros if he return's to Portugal to a rival club

I think Benfica did great, Braga to get a piece of the pie, over 1 million euros

[Frank Cunha]

http://www.ojogo.pt

for the picture of Tiago

[Frank Cunha]

Benfica in Switzerland

two games two victories

Benfica-2-Carouge-0
Benfica -1-Saragoca-0

next will be Marselha

Yannick; João Pereira, Amoreirinha, Ricardo Rocha e Manuel Dos Santos; João Vilela (Hélio Roque, 71m), Paulo Almeida, Geovanni (Manuel Fernandes, 50m) e Bruno Aguiar; Zahovic (João Coimbra, 78m) e Sokota (Mantorras, 59m).

[Frank Cunha]

without the players from the Euro Benfica are winning, can they keep it up against Real Madrid
so far the score's

Benfica-2-Marselha[France] -0
Benfica-1-Saragoca [Spain]-0
Benfica 2-Carouge-0

Benfica new team

Ficha do jogo:

Equipas:

BENFICA – Yannick; João Pereira, Amoreirinha, Argel, e Dos Santos; Paulo Almeida; João Vilela (Manuel Fernandes, 54 m), Geovanni, Zahovic e Bruno Aguiar; Sokota (Mantorras, 67 m).

MARSELHA: Gavanon; Ribault, Dehu, Yahaoui e Bamoto (Merlin, 79 m); Koke, N´Diaye, Cheyrou (Pascal, 68 m) e Ferreira (Leonardo, 61 m); Olembe e Batiles (Pedretti, 61 m).

Ao intervalo:1-0

Marcadores: 1-0, Zahovic (13 m); 2-0, Zahovic (88 m).

Fim da partida: 2-0

Acção disciplinar: cartão amarelo a Ferreira, Argel e Pedretti.

[Frank Cunha]

2-2 final result

[Carlo Ramos]

AC Milan Pour Scorn On Rui Costa Rumours

AC Milan have poured scorn on speculation linking Rui Costa with a move away from the Serie A club, dousing talk that the Portuguese star is Old Trafford bound.

The 32-year-old was mentioned as a possible Reds transfer target in Tuesday's UK press, but Milan are ardent in their response.

"It's nonsense," sporting director Ariedo Braida told Maisfutebol Radio. "Rui Costa is staying at Milan and he is non-transferable."

Rui Costa was part of the Portugal squad that reached the final of the recent European Championships in front of his home crowd.

However, any chance that Reds boss Ferguson, known to be an admirer of the former Fiorentina and Benfica forward, could bring Rui Costa to England have been dashed in emphatic fashion.

"It is impossible that Rui Costa will leave," continued Braida. "He is certainly staying with Milan."

Report by Ben Hibbs.

[Carlo Ramos]

From the Manchester United website

[Frank Cunha]

so he can be a sub, don't make sense

[Frank Cunha]

United chase Rui Costa


July 27, 2004
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson wants veteran Portugal's Rui Costa to add midfield sparkle to his English Premiership challenge.

Ferguson is offering to take the Portugal midfielder on loan from AC Milan and pick up his 55,000-pound-a-week salary.

Costa, who scored a 20-metre wonder goal against England in Euro 2004, is considering the offer after both clubs agreed terms, The Sun reports.

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Milan were believed to be keen to offload Costa from their wage bill as Brazilian star Kaka has moved ahead in the pecking order.

Costa, 32, retired from international football at the end of Euro 2004 to concentrate on his club and spend more time with wife Rute.

Ferguson wants to add creativity and experience to his midfield and is keen on a player with no commitments to his national team.

Old Trafford's Portuguese No 2 Carlos Queiroz is a big fan of Costa.

Costa is a brilliant passer with excellent close control. He can also run with the ball and Ferguson believes he can do plenty of damage in the Premiership.



Updated on Tuesday, Jul 27, 2004 5:22 am EDT

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[Frank Cunha]

Benfica bought Karadas for 1.5 million euros

[Jager]

GOAL.com reported 24 hours ago that Benfica had signed striker Azar Karadas from Rosenborg, and now both clubs have officially confirmed the deal.
Karadas, who has been capped by Norway at all levels, impressed the Lisbon Eagles last season during their Third Round UEFA Cup clash with Rosenborg.

The 22-year-old is a powerful striker who is also a good ball dribbler and is dangerous from free-kicks.

He has signed a four year deal and will arrive in Lisbon on Thursday.

Benfica were eager to close out this deal because they did not want Karadas to play for Rosenborg in their Champions League qualifier today against FC Sheriff. If he were to play, he would be rendered cup tied and would be unable to represent Benfica in their Third Round Champions qualifier.

Karadas has scored 3 goal for Rosenborg, who are currently topping the Norweigan Premier League, this season.

Last year he bagged 8 goals in his first season with the club, he had previously played with SK Brann of Norway where he scored 15 goals in 50 first team appearences.

[Frank Cunha]

good moved, know we got four strikers, Nuno Gomes, Sokota, Karadas and Mantorras

[Frank Cunha]

Benfica will not go down on the 15 million euros for Miguel, Bobby Robson the club wants the player but can't afford the 15 million euros,
Real Madrid and Manchester United could be matching the 15 million euros Benfica asking price



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BOBBY ROBSON QUERIA O DEFESA EM NEWCASTLE MAS NÃO TEM VERBA PARA O COMPRAR
Encarnados resistem às ofertas por Miguel

Os dirigentes do Benfica mantêm-se firmes na disposição de não venderem Miguel abaixo dos 15 milhões de euros estipulados pela cláusula de rescisão existente no contrato recentemente celebrado. Apesar da cobiça de vários clubes europeus de nomeada, como por exemplo o Newcastle, os encarnados resistem, pois consideram o lateral-direito uma peça imprescindível para atacar esta temporada em que se esperam bons resultados.

O próprio Bobby Robson, técnico do Newcastle, confirmou que os responsáveis benfiquistas foram intransigentes nas negociações. "Posso dizer-vos que o meu clube fez uma proposta ao Benfica, mas estão a pedir muito dinheiro", referiu o inglês, justificando: "Nós não somos o Chelsea, não temos 20 milhões para gastar. Não podemos comprar como o Chelsea comprou o Paulo Ferreira e o Ricardo Carvalho".

No entanto, Bobby Robson ainda acredita fazer de St. James Park a nova casa de Miguel. "Está tudo nas mãos do meu presidente. Não sei dizer quanto oferecemos ou qual a diferença de valores. Sei que precisamos de um defesa direito. Pode ser o Miguel ou o Trabelsi, mas ele agora tem um problema no joelho", afirmou o ex-treinador do Sporting e FC Porto que não se quer envolver nas negociações.

"Não falei directamente com o Miguel, os clubes é que falam entre si. Mas, se não gostasse do Miguel não estaríamos interessados nele, pois não compramos por comprar", disse.

Real na corrida

O jornal "Mundo Deportivo" publicou, ontem, umas declarações de José Veiga após o sorteio em Nyon a dar conta da existência de propostas firmes por parte do Real Madrid e do Manchester United tendo em vista a contratação de Miguel. No entanto, contactado pelo nosso jornal, o administrador da SAD do Benfica desmentiu categoricamente ter proferido essas mesmas declarações.

Autor: NUNO MIGUEL FERREIRA
Data: Domingo, 1 de Agosto de 2004 02:52:00