Portugal NT Player Call-up

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Paulo Bento, the Portuguese National Team manager, announced this afternoon in Óbidos, Portugal the list of the 23 players who will travel to Ukraine and Poland this summer and play in Euro 2012.

GOALKEEPERS

Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício


Eduardo dos Reis Carvalho


António Alberto 'Beto' Bastos Pimparel



DEFENDERS

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves


Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão


João Pedro da Silva Pereira


Képler Laveran 'Pepe' Lima Ferreira


Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca


Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa


Hugo Miguel Almeida Costa Lopes



MIDFIELDERS

Carlos Jorge Neto Martins


João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho


Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso


Raul José Trindade Meireles


Rúben Micael Freitas Ressurreição


Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro



FORWARDS

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro


Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida


Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga


Luís Carlos 'Nani' Almeida da Cunha


Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo


Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela


Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira



Some more information about the Selecção das Quinas in Euro 2012...

We're in Group B, arguably the most difficult one and already called the 'group of death', along with Netherlands, Denmark and Germany.

The first game will be against Germany on June 9.
The second game will be against Denmark on June 13.
The third game will be against the Netherlands on June 17.

And finally, Portugal's main and alternative kits, respectively...



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Alright, just a few final things...
I decided to make this post in order to see if I could sway some of you - at least those who are still allegiance-free or whose respective National Teams will not be playing this summer (sorry about that by the way, if thats the case...) - into supporting Portugal.
Now, I know we're not exactly Spain looks-wise, but we're still pretty damn cool and hopefully this will finally be our year (ok, now I'm sounding just like the Liverpool supporter that I am...).
Anyway, hope at least some of you enjoy the post!
(Oh, and yeah, we have really looooooong names, I know...)

Comments

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Haha, I've been the victim a few times but mostly I've been the tormentor. ;)

I remember when Hi5 was a huge deal in Portugal! Like, at least as popular as Facebook is now (at least among young people)! Then it started deteriorating - lots of spam, bad maintenance - and then Facebook came and it was pretty much over.

Haha, that's a great story! Unfortunately I've never been close to any famous footballers, but I guess as Cesc's cousin you must be used that! :) If, say, Xabi Alonso or Cesc ever wished me luck on, idk, anything!! it would pretty much make my year! :D And I'm well over 20, so you most definitely weren't a sad child. :P

He wasn't even famous back then - or guapo -.-'
Oh, I remember those days... I remember them well, hi hi hi! XD That god awful hair!!

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I kinda miss how much people used to use it tbh! :) I haven't gone on my profile in about a year now, but I would rather that than Facebook.

Sorry if the whole famous relatives thing makes you feel uncomfortable - I remember the reaction of some of the males when I started college in the UK - they were all a bit, "Oh, well, that's awesome! Um..." And yeah, I just, don't think of them as famous I guess? Well, obviously I know people know who they are, but they are that goofy older dude who stole your ball when you were kids and kicked it in the river, and then jumped in to fish it out when you cried. Or the mean older dude who dropped you in the harbour when they dangled you to reach the ball that fell in - and then took it with two hands when you passed it. Just for me, I suppose it doesn't always cross my mind that some people don't see them as 'people'. Though I think the people here are certainly more 'down to earth' so to speak - not like those for example who literally think poor Leo is a god.

Nice to know I'm not the only one though! XD Mah, Xabi!!! I have met him, but do not 'know' him - though I would like to! ;)

And yes that hair! Though Cesc's wasn't much better recently - Lota did the world a favour tbh! :D