The Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has named his 23-man squad for the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland.Goalkeepers: Ricardo (Real Betis), Quim (Benfica), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon).
Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bosingwa (Porto), Bruno Alves (Porto), Jorge Ribeiro (Boavista), Miguel (Valencia), Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Pepe (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: Petit (Benfica), Deco (Barcelona), Raúl Meireles (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), João Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon).
Forwards: Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Simão Sabrosa (Atlético Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Nani (Manchester United), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Ricardo Quaresma (Porto), Helder Postiga (Panathinaikos).
The Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to continue his club heroics on the international stage next month after making the squad and he is joined by the Old Trafford team-mate Nani. The Chelsea new boy José Bosingwa joins Blues the duo Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira in the final squad. The only surprise absentee is the Internazionale midfielder Maniche who played a key role in the Portugal side that reach the final of Euro 2004 and the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup. The Valencia defender Marco Caneira also misses out with the Boavista's Jorge Ribeiro getting the nod. The Reserve goalkeeper Rui Patricio is the only uncapped player in the squad.
Portuguese players are set to complete their preparations with a friendly against Georgia on next Saturday, 31st May, ahead of Group A fixtures against Turkey, Czech Republic and Switzerland and Scolari is confident in his squad selection.
Let' s watch the matches and applaud our players.
Defenders: Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bosingwa (Porto), Bruno Alves (Porto), Jorge Ribeiro (Boavista), Miguel (Valencia), Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Pepe (Real Madrid).
Midfielders: Petit (Benfica), Deco (Barcelona), Raúl Meireles (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), João Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon).
Forwards: Nuno Gomes (Benfica), Simão Sabrosa (Atlético Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Nani (Manchester United), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Ricardo Quaresma (Porto), Helder Postiga (Panathinaikos).
The Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to continue his club heroics on the international stage next month after making the squad and he is joined by the Old Trafford team-mate Nani. The Chelsea new boy José Bosingwa joins Blues the duo Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira in the final squad. The only surprise absentee is the Internazionale midfielder Maniche who played a key role in the Portugal side that reach the final of Euro 2004 and the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup. The Valencia defender Marco Caneira also misses out with the Boavista's Jorge Ribeiro getting the nod. The Reserve goalkeeper Rui Patricio is the only uncapped player in the squad.
Portuguese players are set to complete their preparations with a friendly against Georgia on next Saturday, 31st May, ahead of Group A fixtures against Turkey, Czech Republic and Switzerland and Scolari is confident in his squad selection.
Let' s watch the matches and applaud our players.
( adapted from "Sky Sports")
1 comment:
I realize you are also a football lover. Euro 2008 is coming soon and we will enjoy with our respective national teams.
May the best one win!
Marisa.
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