Porto dump Sporting, set up final with Benfica
Your team is heading to the final. FC Porto beat Sporting in the Betclic League playoff semi-finals, sending your biggest rivals packing and booking a showdown with Benfica (4). The result sets up a classic Clássico final.
No scoreline has been published yet. But the headline tells you everything: Sporting go home, Porto march on.
Diogo Costa to PSG? The signals are mixed
PSG are reportedly gearing up a move for your captain Diogo Costa, with French sources naming him a priority target (1). But here is the twist: Porto president André Villas-Boas met PSG's Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently and Diogo Costa was not even discussed (3).
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So PSG may want him. But Porto's president and the PSG chairman are talking and your goalkeeper is not on the agenda. Make of that what you will.
Porto B get promoted too
The good news travels down the pyramid. FC Porto B also sealed promotion this weekend (5). The reserves are moving up, which means a stronger development pipeline and better competition for your prospects.
Under-15s go top after derby result
Porto's under-15 side took sole possession of first place, helped by a result in the derby (7). The academy is delivering across multiple age groups right now.
Trubin shines for Ukraine against Polish Porto players
Anatoliy Trubin stood out as Ukraine beat a Poland side featuring several FC Porto players on international duty (8). A mixed bag: one of your own impressed, but at the expense of other Porto internationals.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood on Reddit is fierce but not about football. Fans are tearing into Porto Canal's basketball commentators, fed up with the constant sniping and jabs during broadcasts. The consensus: banter is fine, but this has crossed a line into unprofessional. Read the full thread here
