Manchester United Look At Porto Star - Why He Should Be A Serious Option For Them

Manchester United will be chasing defenders all summer, something which began as soon as Nemanja Vidic announced he would be leaving the Red Devils for pastures new in Serie A. This has resulted in plenty of publications around the country linking United with defenders all over Europe, throwing up some interesting names along the way. The one thing they all have in common is that they are extremely talented.

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5 Defenders Who Could Replace Patrice Evra

It's never easy replacing a player that has been consistently brilliant at the club for a number of years. You get so used to seeing that player on the team sheet and what they bring to the team, the kind of things that make you go 'Wow, we're so lucky to have him'. Patrice Evra is one of those players because he combines attacking and defending excellently to make him one of a special breed of left-back. Not many can combine the two well and often a player excels in just one of the areas.

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7 Standout Players In The Portuguese Top Tier Who Premier League Clubs Should Be Looking At

Next in the series is the Primeira Liga. For those of you that don't know, it's the Portuguese league. This league is very much like the Bundesliga or La Liga in terms of there are only two or three teams that really challenge for the title, but even in those three, there's still that team who is expected to always finish behind the top two.

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Jackson Martinez - The Beast From Colombia

The final player from my article from Thursday which some of you may well be thinking 'who?' is Jackson Martinez of Porto. A South American striker that plays for Porto, Martinezis a tricky little player. 

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Is There Trouble In Monaco?

Now that Monaco have failed with their appeal regarding tax benefits, and therefore must comply with French law and income tax rates - will they end up having to sell star players that only a few weeks ago had signed contracts, because of the promise of huge wages and a project that was going to be the envy of the football world?

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Jose Mourinho: A look at the Chelsea manager 10 years on

This time ten years ago, Jose Mourinho was coming off the back of a domestic campaign where he had won the Portuguese League, Cup and Super Cup.  Porto were undoubtedly the dominant force in their own country, but winning a competition such as the UEFA Cup made the rest of Europe take notice.  A year later Mourinho saw his side lift the European Cup, having reached the pinnacle of club football by winning the Champions League.

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Liverpool lead race for forward

It seems Porto will once again be left with a repair job on their hands this summer for Sky Sports News are indicating that Liverpool lead a line of a number of clubs chasing Christian Atsu.

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Everything Tottenham fans need to know about their £6m target - Christian Atsu scouting report (video)

Of all the young Ghanaian prospects out there, the star of Christian Atsu shines the brightest.  The speedy left winger, who plays for Porto, has seen his stock rise over the last two years as he has made a large impact on both the Portuguese league and his national team.

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Monaco set for return to Ligue 1 (video)

AS Monaco currently head Ligue 2 in France with a return to the top flight looking imminent.

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Both Portuguese giants could remain unbeaten (video)

After 19 games of a 30 game season, both Portuguese giants Porto and Benfica remain unbeaten in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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Serie A feels the pinch

Europe is facing a huge economic crisis and, judging by the action – or, rather, lack of – in the January transfer window, even the money-inflated world of football is feeling the backlash of the economic meltdown.

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City line up the green machine

I know Manchester City are rich, but fictional characters, really?

I mean, come on, the Hulk?

Well not quite the comic book hero, but the Porto striker instead.

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Villas-Boas’ Chelsea struggles

Two losses and a draw in four consecutive matches aren’t the makings of a team that are supposedly title contenders. But, that is the form Chelsea have found themselves in, in recent weeks and while prior to the 1-0 defeat to QPR over two weeks ago they had won the previous three games 5-1, 3-1 and 5-0, against Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Genk respectively, their displays have left a lot to be desired for.

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Meireles - The Raul deal

Deadline Day is always a crazy one. Transfers come out of nowhere and some go through with just seconds to spare. Wednesday was no different.

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Andre Villas-Boas - A Profile

Andre Villas-Boas has had a season he’ll certainly never forget. Leading FC Porto to an astonishing treble, the 33-year-old made his club the only European team in history to scoop a hat-trick of top titles for a second time. Not bad for someone who never played professional football.

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