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The following post appeared originally on BenficaIndependente.com We are proud to be one of the founding projects of this site. On March 18, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Portugal. Given what was happening all over the world, we can hardly say it was a surprise but it was not any less painful. News reports filled with numbers of infected, suspected cases, dead and recovered, But the uncertainty about tomorrow – ours and that of our loved ones -, marked our lives for those days. For a greater good – for individual and...
read moreEpisode 363 T-Minus 3 weeks
On this week’s episode.. We discuss the new information from the Portuguese government to restart the Liga Nos. Testing, monitoring, rules, regulations all have been established to provide safe conditions for the return. We also discuss the possibility of the league being played in only 6 stadiums upon the return. Few transfer rumors also. Stay Safe.
read moreEpisode 362 – The Return
After a short absence we are back doing what we love. On this episode, we discuss the league’s eminent return, as the Portuguese government has authorized the return to training for Liga Nos teams. We discuss the current situation in Portugal, the return of Benfica to training, the plan to restart the league, among other things. We hope you are all staying safe. Liga Nos return planDownload
read moreEpisode 361 – Keaton Parks
On this week’s episode… We welcome Keaton Parks to talk about his young career. From the days in Frisco, to the Big Apple, we discuss his arrival in Portugal, signing with Benfica, making his first team debut, and his return to the United States to play in the MLS. We still had some time to play the player name word association game.
read moreEpisode 360 – Sports Talk
On this week’s episode…. We welcome Alex Seixeiro from Canada’s The Fan and Sports Net to talk through what has been the impact, and the direction of sports talk, in a time where all sports are on pause. Alex also happens to be a big Benfica fan, we discuss last season’s success with Bruno Lage, how he’s seen this season so far, how he thinks should be the future of this season, and we play a player-word association game with Alex.Thanks for listening, stay safe.
read moreEpisode 359 – Loan List
On this week’s podcast…. We look at Benfica’s players that are on loan, what they have done this season, and our opinion on whether they will return or not. We will also discuss how this stoppage affects both the progression of young players on loan, and the one’s that are on the shop window, that Benfica hope sell.
read moreEpisode 358 – Impact COVID
On this week’s podcast….No way to get around the global pandemic that is COVID-19, this week we welcomed back friend of the pod Patrick Kendrick to get a first person account of what has taken place in Italy, and how it as effected both society and calcio. We then turn our attention to Portugal and discuss what will happen to the 19/20 season, how Benfica has approached this pandemic, and the possibly damaging financial consequences.
read moreEpisode 357 – Quaranteamed
On this week’s episode…..We answer a couple fan questions, we recap the Setubal game, and look ahead to the Tondela game, which will be played behind closed doors as a precaution to the COVID-19
read moreEpisode 356 – Crisis Mode
On this week’s podcast…. It’s hard to find the positives, after all Benfica was on the verge of going 10 points clear, but fast forward 4 weeks and we see ourselves out of Europa League, and trailing by 1 point in the championship race. We recap Shakhtar and Moreirense, while offering our opinion on the team’s moment. We also look ahead to the Setubal game, Cristiano awards his Chicken Fingers award, and we share what we learned on this week’s episode.
read moreEpisode 355 – Failbruary?
On this week’s episode…. We recap the Shakhtar and the Gil Vicente games, introduce a new feature called “Cristiano’s Chicken Fingers Award”. We then discuss what we can take away from a decisive month of February, look ahead to the second leg against Shakhtar. Lastly we preview the Moreirense game, and look ahead to the month of March.
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