The Pacos de Ferreira Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Miguel Falé runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 32. 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
João Pinto gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. João Pinto has just signed for Pacos de Ferreira, and for once the answer mattered.
Market17 Aug 2026
The Felgueiras deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Rafa Oliveira reports back to Pacos de Ferreira with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Pacos de Ferreira
Carlos Marafona 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Pacos de Ferreira
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Pacos de Ferreira training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Francisco Ramos is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match15 Aug 2026
Felgueiras take the points off Pacos de Ferreira
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Carlos Marafona
“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
One of our own: Jose Oliveira joins the Pacos de Ferreira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jose Oliveira 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 One of our own: Andre Costa joins the Pacos de Ferreira first team
- Market One of our own: Tiago Martins joins the Pacos de Ferreira first team
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Pacos de Ferreira