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unusual facts about Portuguese Liga



2010 Madeira floods and mudslides

In support of the flood victims, Real Madrid footballer and noted Madeiran Cristiano Ronaldo pledged to play in a charity match in Madeira, between the Portuguese Liga club Porto and players from Madeiran-based Portuguese Liga clubs C.S. Marítimo and Nacional.

Dylan Duventru

Dylan Ludovic Duventru-Huret (born 3 January 1989 in Villepinte), commonly known as simply Dylan in Portugal, is a French football player who currently plays for Portuguese club Marítimo in the Portuguese Liga.

Hélder Pelembe

After playing two years apiece in his country with Clube Ferroviário de Nampula and Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, in June 2010, Pelembe signed with Portimonense Sporting Clube in Portugal, with the Algarve club freshly returned to the top division.

Januário

After a season at Esporte Clube Vitória he moved from the Campeonato Brasileira Seria A to the Portuguese Liga where he played for Gil Vicente and C.F. Os Belenenses.

Mbo Mpenza

During the start of his career, Mbo shared clubs with Émile, until he eventually left Standard Liège for Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he won the 2000 league championship as a January transfer.

Syracuse Orange men's soccer

A four-year letterwinner and co-captain of the 2001 squad, John Andrade was with C.S. Marítimo of the Portuguese 1st Division in 2002.


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