Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, where they are the current champions.
The Portugal national football team has represented Portugal in men's international football competition since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Portugal, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Cidade do Futebol, is located in Oeiras. The head coach of the team is Roberto Martínez, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team records for most caps and most goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 34 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (128) and international appearances (205). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,200 professional career appearances, the most by an outfield player, and has scored over 850 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer of all time.
Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga Portugal, and officially known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it is contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.
Anthony James Pulis is a Welsh football coach and former player.
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the United Arab Emirates national team.
Anthony Šerić is a Croatian Australian former footballer who played as a left-back. He was a part of the Croatia national team at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.
Michael Anthony Walsh is a former professional footballer who works as a football agent. A striker, he spent his club career in England and Portugal. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland national team at international level.
Anthony Patrick Hudson is an English professional association football manager who currently serves as head coach of Al-Markhiya SC.
Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vitória de Guimarães.
Anthony Lopes is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Portugal national team. Fernandes is known for his passing ability, vision, creativity, and penalty technique.
Anthony Jordan Martial is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United.
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, known as Diogo Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team.
André Filipe Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Granada CF as a goalkeeper.
Anthony Michael Gordon is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United.
The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. League A culminated with the Nations League Finals in October 2021 to determine the champions of the competition.
Group F of UEFA Euro 2020 took place from 15 to 23 June 2021 in Budapest's Puskás Aréna and Munich's Allianz Arena. The group contained host nations Hungary and Germany, defending champions Portugal and world champions France.
Anthony Joseph Novak is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
