The Tondela Gazette
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Makan Aïko runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 39. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Rony Lopes in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Tondela this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Tondela
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Tondela come up short against Rio Ave
Rio Ave left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Christian Marques
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Tondela promote Bruno Simoes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bruno Simoes has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Tondela promote Hugo Pacheco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hugo Pacheco has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Santos joins the Tondela first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Santos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Tondela promote David Ferreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Ferreira has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.