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A Bola was founded in 1945 by Cândido de Oliveira, Ribeiro dos Reis and Vicente de Melo [1] and was then published twice a week. [2] It became a daily newspaper in 1995. Although its subtitle is "newspaper of all sports", its content is mainly about fo
in English. Joaquim Antonio de Macedo (1874), "The Press", Guide to Lisbon and its Environs, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. British Museum (1885), "Lisbon", Periodical Publications, Catalogue of Printed Books, London {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher "Portugal: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book 2004.
In 2007, Record was the third-best-selling Portuguese newspaper with a circulation of 74,000 copies. [11] The paper claimed it was the leading sport newspaper in Portugal with 62,245 copies in 2011, and was also the leading website in Portuguese sport newspapers, with 216 million page views recorded in May 2012. [12]
Another legacy of Jogo do Bicho is the use of zebra meaning upset. [28] In 1964, before a football match between Portuguesa (RJ) and Vasco da Gama, the manager of Portuguesa, a much weaker team, was asked if he could defeat Vasco. Gentil Cardoso, the manager, commented that beating Vasco would be like drawing a zebra in Jogo do Bicho. [29]
O Jogo was first published on 22 February 1985 by the Jornal de Notícias company in Porto, and it is seen as appealing mainly to supporters of FC Porto, [1] [2] being publicly criticized by Benfica, [3] [4] suppressing the gap of the two other national sports newspapers, A Bola and Record. O Jogo has also a Lisbon edition.
Domestically, they have won 20 League titles, 17 Taças de Portugal, a joint-record of 4 Campeonato de Portugal, 4 Taças da Liga and 9 Supertaças Cândido de Oliveira. [19] In Europe, they won the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup and were runners-up at the UEFA Cup in 2005 and at the Latin Cup in 1949 .
Sporting Clube de Braga (European Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾtĩ ˈkluβɨ ðɨ ˈβɾaɣɐ]; Euronext Lisbon: SCB), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga.
Donald Kimikanboh Ojogo (born 25 October 1968) is a Nigerian politician of the All Progressives Congress who serves as a Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency.