Goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three penalties as Portugal won 3-0 in a shootout against a brave Slovenia side who had held them to a 0-0 draw after Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic Euro 2024 last 16 clash on Monday. Portugal had the lion’s share of the chances but also […]
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Georgia set up Euro 2024 last-16 tie with Spain after stunning Portugal
Georgia produced one of the most stunning results in European Championship history as they beat Portugal 2-0 to qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2024. The eastern European nation with a population of four million, playing in a major tournament for the first time, registered the biggest win in their existence as goals from […]
UEFA Euro 2024 tournament: How to watch the Georgia vs. Portugal match today
Joao Cancelo and Portugal play Georgia this afternoon in the Euro 2024 tournament. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament is now in full swing. This Wednesday, Europe’s prestigious international soccer tournament continues with a match between Georgia and Portugal at 3 p.m. ET. The Euro 2024 tournament will consist of 51 games played […]
Bizarre Samet Akaydin own goal helps Portugal reach Euro 2024 knockout stages
Turkey defender Samet Akaydin scored a calamitous own goal as Portugal qualified for the Euro 2024 knockout stages by clinching top spot in Group F with a comfortable 3-0 victory in Dortmund. The Fenerbahce centre-back inexplicably passed the ball beyond goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and into the unguarded net under little pressure after an attack involving […]
UEFA Euro 2024 tournament: How to watch the Turkey vs. Portugal match today
Rafael Leao and Portugal play Turkey this afternoon in the 2024 Euro tournament. (Aitor Alcalde – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament is now in full swing. This Saturday, Europe’s prestigious international soccer tournament continues with a match between Turkey and Portugal at 12 p.m. ET. The Euro 2024 tournament will consist […]
Cristiano Ronaldo means business ahead of Euro 2024 with double for Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo announced himself ready for Euro 2024 with a stunning double as Portugal completed their preparations with a 3-0 friendly victory over Republic of Ireland. The 39-year-old, who had earlier hit the post with a deflected free-kick, marked his 207th senior cap with his 129th and 130th international goals a week before Roberto Martinez’s […]
Tickets for Ronaldo’s Portugal training session on offer for up to €800
Tickets to watch Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo train with the national team in an open session on Friday at their Euro 2024 tournament base in Westphalia are on sale for as much as €800. Ronaldo, the leading scorer in men’s international football with 128 goals in 204 official matches, will be playing in his sixth Euros, […]
Five key talking points as the Republic of Ireland prepare to face Portugal
Interim boss John O’Shea will once again lead the Republic of Ireland in Tuesday evening’s testing friendly against Euro 2024 finalists Portugal. The former Manchester United and Ireland defender, who took charge of March’s friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland, will hope to build upon last week’s 2-1 win over Hungary when he sends his team […]
New report reveals historic milestone as Portugal meets 95% of its electricity needs with clean energy — here’s what this means for the rest of the world
In April 2024, 95% of Portugal’s electricity came from renewable sources, making it a clean energy leader in Europe and for the rest of the world. Per Euronews Green, this inspiring statistic is just one victory within an overall “continental shift” — in April, “fossil fuels provided less than a quarter of the EU’s energy […]
Bright green fireball lights up the skies over Portugal and Spain (photos)
The internet is alight with footage of a meteor that sped through the night skies over Portugal and Spain, lighting up the skies as a blue-green fireball. The meteor was confirmed by European Space Agency (ESA), who caught the fireball with its cameras in Cáceres, Spain, at 6:46 p.m. EDT (22:46 UTC) on Saturday (May […]
Blue flash caught in night sky over Spain, Portugal lights up social media
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s a blue meteor? Fireball? Piece of a comet? Whatever it was, it lit up the night sky for millions of people early Sunday morning in Spain and Portugal. Social media users took stunning pictures and videos for all to revel in the natural science phenomenon. The spectacular sight […]