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	BENFICA 1-0 LIVERPOOL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica went into the game in the grips of an apparent crisis, if reports were to be believed.
		Djibril Cisse was introduced for a tiring Fowler as Benitez sought to inject some pace into the attack, and Gerrard too made a belated appearance for Morientes, but Benfica finished the stronger with Hyypia forced to head a dangerous cross behind for a corner.
		BENFICA (4-1-4-1): Moretto; Alicedes, Anderson, Luisao, Leo (Rocha 87); Petit; Simao, Fernandes, Beto (Karagounis 58), Robert (Nelson 77); Nuno Gomes.
	www.liverpoolfc.tv /mediawatch/drilldown/a_MW9644060222-0949.shtml (1208 words)

	Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dois tremendos golos de um senhor que joga (e como joga...) por amor à camisola deram ao Benfica uma difícil vitória por 2-1 sobre o FC Copenhaga na primeira mão da terceira pré-eliminatória da Liga dos Campeões.
		Não perca tempo e venha apoiar o Benfica neste jogo que promete ser um grande espectáculo!
		Benfica estreia-se na Luz com o Vila Verde
	www.slbenfica.pt (235 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Benfica could oust coach after upset
		Benfica have been struggling to regain their place at the top of Portuguese football and Ferreira is their 10th coach in seven years.
		Benfica management huddled into the early hours of Monday to discuss the situation but no decision was announced.
		Benfica are historically Portugal's most successful club and claim to have six million fans at home and in Portugal's vast immigrant community around the world.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/1125/20021125benfica.html (387 words)

	Benfica striker dies after collapsing on pitch. 27/01/2004. ABC News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica players, including coach Jose Antonio Camacho, wept or prayed as they paced the pitch in the driving rain before an ambulance arrived nine minutes after Feher collapsed to take the player to hospital where he was declared dead.
		Benfica and Guimaraes said in a joint statement Feher was treated for a heart attack for about 90 minutes before he died.
		He was traded to Benfica in 2002 after loan spells at Salgueiros and Braga and had scored seven goals for Hungary in 25 international matches.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/s1032607.htm (539 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Job was a royal headache
		Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early '60s.
		Benfica has not been able to recapture the form of its glory years, but has set reasonable expectations, and Camacho was respected and presented the image of authority and credibility required by the club.
		Benfica replaced Camacho with Giovanni Trapattoni, another old-style coach, and is off to a successful start this year.
	www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/09/21/job_was_a_royal_headache?pg=full (910 words)

	CNN.com - Benfica end 11-year title drought - May 22, 2005
		Benfica, who went into the final round three points in front of Porto and Sporting, opened the scoring against Boavista after 38 minutes when captain Simao Sabrosa converted a penalty after a handball by Boavista defender Cadu.
		Although the second half was scoreless, triumphant Benfica now have a domestic double in their sights as they take on Vitoria Setubal in the Portuguese Cup final at the National stadium on May 29.
		Benfica and Porto booked their places in the Champions League while Sporting are in the third qualifying round of the tournament.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/05/22/portugal.benfica (408 words)

	Glentoran v Benfica
		"Benfica went to the centre of the pitch and waved to the crowd, but it was Glentoran and not "The Red Eagles" of Portugal who received the ovation.
		Benfica tried every move to break down the Colrain-inspired masterpiece of defensive planning but they did not succeed.
		Benfica realised they must get out of the groove in the second half, but Glentoran's defence blunted the at tack.
	www.glentoran.com /heroes/games/vBenfica.html (1521 words)

	Footie Threads - Benfica striker Feher dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica and Guimaraes players react after Benfica's player Miklos Feher collapsed on the pitch and was thought to have suffered a heart attack in the last minutes of their Portuguese league soccer match Sunday, in Guimaraes, northern Portugal.
		The 24-year-old Benfica striker, who came on as a substitute 15 minutes into the second half, was given CPR on the field before being taken to Guimaraes hospital in an ambulance.
		Benfica and Guimaraes said in a joint statement that he was treated for a heart attack.
	footiethreads.com /forum/showthread.php?t=5888 (724 words)

	:: Benfica off season signings and departures
		Benfica are chasing Paul Le Guen, who stepped down as coach of Lyon last month after leading the club to their fourth successive French title, to be their new manager.
		Benfica football director Jose Veiga began talks with the 41-year-old after it became clear that Giovanni Trapattoni would not stay on for the second year of his two-year contract, the Diario de Noticias reported Wednesday.
		Benfica fans may prefer to forget that Koeman was a member of the PSV Eindhoven side that overcame the Lisbon Eagles in the 1988 European Champion Clubs' Cup final.
	www.livesoccertv.com /forums/ntopic22.html (650 words)

	Waterford News & Star: Ladies Soccer: Benfica keep run going (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		BENFICA continued their impressive recent run with a win over last seasons champions Bunclody at Tramore last Sunday.
		Benfica took the lead after a period of sustained pressure when a visiting defender’s attempt to clear resulted in her slicing the ball past her own keeper.
		Benfica are unbeaten at home this season boasting a record of 2 wins and 1 draw from the three games played at home to date.
	www.waterford-news.ie /news/story.asp?j=8697 (242 words)

	Hoops sunk by classy Benfica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica enjoyed the bulk of possession and opportunities and almost took the lead a few minutes later when a delicate chip from Hugo Henriques found Junior in plenty of space, but his header was well stopped by McGovern.
		Benfica grew in confidence after taking the lead and had a couple of notable opportunities to further their advantage while the young Hoops began to get a little frustrated.
		BENFICA (4-4-2): Marques (Ramos 79); Alves, Henrique, Madeira (Rusoros 63), Fonteres (Heiredes 78); Motus, Ribeiro, Aguiar, Robero (Celino 70); Baiao, Junior (Felipe 57).
	www.celticfc.co.uk /newsdesk/latest_news/01-08/am_17_2130.htm (822 words)

	NewStandard: 6/11/98
		Benfica, an all-sports club that fields teams in such diverse sports as basketball and field hockey, and nearly everything in between, has over 110,000 members worldwide.
		Eusebio, who remains on Benfica's coaching staff, is still mobbed for autographs wherever he goes in Portugal, or countries where soccer is king.
		Benfica has a legendary trophy room, with tens of thousands of additional trophies stored at Estadio di Luz.
	www.s-t.com /daily/06-98/06-11-98/d03sp172.htm (785 words)

	ESPNsoccernet.com - Europe - Barcelona loan Geovanni to Benfica
		Benfica will pay 500,000 euros ($518,600) for the 22-year-old's services for the remainder of the season, with Barcelona continuing to pay his salary.
		Benfica will have an option to buy the player for 15 million euros ($15.56 million) at the end of the season but Barcelona's general manager Javier Perez Farguell said he hoped it would not be taken up.
		Benfica are second in the Portuguese premier league, nine points behind Porto, which would earn them a Champions League playoff place if they were still there at the end of the season.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /headlinenews?id=254162&cc=5739 (435 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Benfica rides early goal to win over Anderlecht - Wednesday August 11, 2004 12:57AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica dominated most of the play, but the Belgian defense held firm, barring the Lisbon team's from scoring a second goal.
		In a less than sizzling match, the highlights included an apparent goal by Benfica's Simao Sabrosa that was disallowed by Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt in the seventh minute because play had been halted due to an injury on the field.
		Their last game was a Champions League qualifying match in 1994, which Benfica won 3-0 and another game during the same championship, which ended with a 1-1 tie.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/08/10/benfica (238 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Benfica one point away from Champions League - Sunday May 11, 2003 06:03 PM
		Benfica has 68 points, 11 ahead of third-place Sporting, who can trim the difference to eight points if they win Monday at home against Portuguese Cup finalist Uniao Leiria.
		Benfica striker Tomislav Sokota and midfielder Tiago Mendes notched up goals in the second half to put the score at 4-1.
		Benfica finished with 10 men after Mendes was sent off seven minutes from time for receiving a second yellow card.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2003/05/11/portugal_rdp (324 words)

	AllSports' Major League Soccer MLS Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After an early sixth-minute score by Benfica midfielder Paulo Cesar, Pro-40 retaliated in the 39th minute with a goal by midfielder Sergi Daniv (Dallas Burn.) Cesar netted the strike off a corner kick, heading the ball passed goalkeeper Scott Vallow (formerly with the Dallas Burn).
		Benfica controlled the game and kept the ball it their attacking end through most of the first half, but the Portuguese club fell short when forward Jamar Beasley (New England Revolution) challenged a defender for a 50-50 ball in the midfield.
		Benfica forward Miguel exploited a breakdown of U.S. Pro-40's defense and slammed a shot to the upper right corner in the 64th minute, but Vallow punched the ball out to make the save.
	www.allsports.com /mls/19991214-1.htm (502 words)

	Xtratime Community - Official Benfica Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica's defense was shaky today, even when Viana was sent off (who played well IMO).
		Benfica is not going anywhere playing with their heart.
		Benfica already played at home against Porto so Sporting match will be around 15 May. I think that if you come to watch a match that isn't against Sporting you can very easily get your tickets.
	www.xtratime.org /forum/showthread.php?t=151937 (1118 words)

	For Santa Clara, playing Benfica is always an emotional experience: 6/5/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		His team, after all, was losing by a score of 4-2 to the side from Benfica with less than a minute to go in injury time.
		As the match was closing to a finish and just as Benfica's Joao Tomas recorded his third goal of the evening, referee Ricardo Valenzuela red carded Manuel in the 92nd minute for abusive language, one of three red cards issued during this so-called friendly which took place in front of mostly partisan Benfiquistas.
		And, while Benfica's fortunes seem to be on a downslide after their worst finish in team history, Santa Clara's future seems bright by comparison.
	www.s-t.com /daily/06-01/06-05-01/c01sp102.htm (919 words)

	Marítimo 1 - 2 Benfica
		Benfica had come to Madeira without a win in the last 8 home encounters.
		Benfica had a few chances but afer an even first half the scores remained 0-0.
		Benfica continued to attack and to regain their lead.
	www.angelfire.com /ma4/maritimo/MR-Benfica2.html (410 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Benfica gave no financial details of the deal, but local press reports have estimated Camacho will be paid around 100,000 euros a month.
		Former Benfica chairman Joao Vale e Azevedo is currently serving a prison sentence for charges relating to using transfer money to help buy a private yacht called lucky me.
		Benfica were the biggest spenders in the Portuguese off-season, when they signed players including striker Nuno Gomes, who returned from bankrupt Fiorentina.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,47811,00.html (277 words)

	Benfica to join top flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NFA spokesperson Cassius Moetie told The Namibian that Benfica was identified as the legitimate winner of the Far North Nationwide First Division (FNNFD), after a meeting at Otjiwarongo last Saturday.
		Moetie said that after studying all league results, fixtures disciplinary cases against all clubs and related documentation, the committee found that Benfica had won the league fairly, but he did not reveal the total amount of points they were awarded.
		Benfica will join Friends, Cuca Tops and Eleven Arrows as the newcomers to the NPL, after Touch & Go, United Stars, Bee Bob Brothers and Hot Flames were relegated to the first division leagues last season.
	www.namibian.com.na /2002/august/sport/0278402A4F.html (372 words)

	PortugueseSoccer.com / PSoccer.com
		With Koeman reverting back to a more accustomed line up formation, and Benfica players back in position, Miccoli flourished on Wednesday against Lille creating a slew of opportunities and scoring a fantastic header, as well as give such a headache to opposing defenses that will create more openings for his teammates.
		All of sudden Benfica’s line up looks to take shape with Moreira, Nelson (fantastic match against Leiria), Andersen (Rocha should sit the bench for a while as Andersen looks to be a solid back), Luisao, Leo, Manuel Fernandes (Petit has lost a step), Karagounis, Geovanni, Simao, Miccoli, Nuno Gomes.
		Benfica fans have a tendency to be bandwagon fans, when things go well everyone is a Benfica fan; when coming off two straight defeats Estadio da Luz is less than 50% capacity for the Champions League.
	www.geocities.com /colosseum/sideline/1497/Balneario5.html (982 words)

	Waterford News & Star: Benfica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Benfica attacked from the off and Emma Griffin found Eilish Strappe who set up Therese Leahy and spotting Hamman’s keeper Cunningham off her line lobbed her.
		Benfica increased their lead when a long clearance from Vicky Redmond found Eilish Strappe who sped down the right wing and she slipped the ball to Siobhan Furlong who fired home.
		In the dying minutes Benfica were denied a blatant corner kick but nonetheless eked out the winner.
	www.waterford-news.ie /news/story.asp?j=7744 (885 words)

	Benfica (Portugal) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The club was founded in 1907, Benfica was developed from a cycling based sports club.
		Financial and managerial disarray in the 1990s saw Benfica hand domestic supremacy to Porto, leaving it scrapping with city rivals Sporting for the honour of being not Portugal's, but memerly Lisbon's best club.
		Between 1960 and 1977, Benfica won the Portuguese League in all but four years, and in the 1960s the club garnered two consecutive European Cups and became the runner-up in three other finals.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/Football/club/benfica.htm (218 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Ex-Benfica chief questioned in probe into club debt
		LISBON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Former Benfica chairman Joao Vale e Azevedo was questioned on Friday by magistrates probing allegations of misuse of funds at the heavily indebted club, police said.
		Vale e Azevedo, who led Benfica for three years until losing a battle for re-election last October, was taken by police to the headquarters of the judicial police in Lisbon on the order of the magistrates, a spokesman said.
		Vale e Azevedo was ousted in the club's election by Manuel Vilarinho, who pledged to overhaul Benfica's accounts and revive the fortunes of a team which last won the championship in 1993.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2001/0217/20010216benficaprobe.html (282 words)

	Nothingandall: Benfica - Heerenveen (UEFA Cup)
		After the last match against FC Porto (0-1) Benfica is preparing the first match of Uefa's groups stage against the Dutch team SC Heereveen.
		The moral of the Portuguese team fans isn't so high now, but they expect Benfica are able to win the match, in Lisbon (Estadio da Luz), in spite of the "good mood" of SC Heereveen that has beaten Ajax in his own home by 1-3 last week-end.
		Benfica overcame Slovak club FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 5-0 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup first round after have been eliminated by RSC Anderlecht in this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round stage.
	nothingandall.blogspot.com /2004/10/benfica-heerenveen-uefa-cup.html (337 words)

	Sabry Vs Benfica
		The game started with early pressure from the home team (Benfica), but Maritimo were able to stand the pressure and spoil Benfica's attacks.
		Benfica had most of possession and started to generate dangerous chances.
		Benfica added their 2nd goal after their no. 30, Tiago received a through pass into the area and he had no difficulty making it 2-0.
	www.egyptianplayers.com /articles-sabry17.htm (350 words)

	Xtratime Community - Zahovič leaves Benfica! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		ZZ has exited Benfica and he is nwo a free agent.
		The midfield player has not travelled to Óbidos with the rest of the team, who are preparing for their next Portuguese SuperLiga match against Boavista FC having agreed a deal to leave the club and is now a free agent.
		"Benfica wishes Zahovic all the best in his future career and we thank him for his professionalism and commitment," the Lisbon club said in a statement.
	www.xtratime.com /forum/showthread.php?t=151023 (1247 words)

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