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Manchester City’s Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo (pictured) will spend the next season at Sporting C. P. in Portugal on loan, obviously due to the intense competition in Mark Hughes team, which has loaded up on forwards during the off season. But if

Olympique Lyonnais new Argentine recruit Lisandro Lopez (pictured), who has joined the seven-time France Champions, has traded his spot in the FTBL Top 23 of the Portuguese league for the equivalent in the French Ligue 1.

The Portuguese Liga is nearing its end, and with six games left, yesterday’s Champions League flop Porto remain top in the rankings with 4 points ahead of their immediate competition Sporting FC. But the Top 23 of the Portuguese championship is headed

Bayern Munich shredded Sporting Lisbon in their 1/8 Champions League return leg. This time Bayern left no stone unturned, with a 7:1 trashing.

This weekend will see a battle between the two inveterate rivals who vie for the Portuguese title year after year - Porto will meet Benfica. Porto have 34 points from 16 games, with Benfica just one point behind.