The Estrela da Amadora Post
Match14 Aug 2027
A hiding for Estrela da Amadora
Beaten 0‑3 by Porto, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Luan Patrick says Estrela da Amadora went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
An offer of $8.7M for Hojimat Erkinov
Estrela da Amadora have gone to Bunyodkor 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.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Estrela da Amadora
Anísio Cabral 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.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Estrela da Amadora
5 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.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Estrela da Amadora
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Abraham Marcus was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market16 Aug 2027
David Borges steps up from the Estrela da Amadora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Borges has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market16 Aug 2027
Estrela da Amadora promote Luis Ribeiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Ribeiro 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.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Rodrigo Gomes joins the Estrela da Amadora first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rodrigo Gomes 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 Lucas Tavares steps up from the Estrela da Amadora academy
- Boardroom Estrela da Amadora let a promise lapse
- The dugout No hiding place for Kevin Höög Jansson