The Pacos de Ferreira Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Léo Derik arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Léo Derik has, at Pacos de Ferreira, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $5.8M for Jordan Holsgrove
Pacos de Ferreira have gone to Estoril Praia with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Pacos de Ferreira baulk at the price for Khayon Edwards
Estoril Praia wanted more than $3.0M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Vizela tell Pacos de Ferreira: Angel Bastunov is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Francisco Ramos signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Francisco Ramos and Pacos de Ferreira agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pacos de Ferreira
Léo Derik was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Pacos de Ferreira promote Duarte Correia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Duarte Correia 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andre Ribeiro joins the Pacos de Ferreira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andre Ribeiro is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Henrique Reis joins the Pacos de Ferreira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Henrique Reis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Pacos de Ferreira promote Fabio Mendes from within
- The dugout Miguel Falé gets it from the manager
- Squad Alexandre Guedes is a square peg at Pacos de Ferreira