24 May 2026 20:40:12
Sporting Lisbon had a good and then horrendous day today.
They were playing the Portuguese Cup Final in the Estadio Nacional and at Halftime they would’ve found out they had Qualified for the CL Groups because Aston Villa finished 4th in the EPL.
But then Sporting lost 2-1 AET to 2nd Division club Torreense who I’ve never heard off.
Torreense’s ground only has a capacity of 2,400 and their only other honours was winning the 2nd Division in 1955 and the 3rd Division in 2022.
That shock result means that Torreense go straight into the Europa League at the expense of Sportings rivals Benfica who now have to win 3 rounds to reach the Europa League Groups.
24 May 2026 21:23:17
Just watched a brilliant SM interview where he describes what MON does and what he is about.
SM said that without MON coming back there is no way we would have won anything. He managed to get the club back together, pulling one way.
There is so much respect there.
MON leaves the coaches to coach, Gavin and a another do the outfield players and Woods and a another do the keepers, and him and SM do the man management side.
The tactical side is down MON.
SM said that Jock and the Lions are up there to aim towards but MON is up with or just below them, that is how well he has done and how highly thought of he is.
It is a cracking interview.
25 May 2026 07:24:48
ha ha Buzz I do not think the Sporting fans will be too upset as it makes their city rivals Benfica task of qualifying for Europe even more difficult.