The Estoril Praia Herald
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Estoril Praia make their move for Themba Phiri
$10.1M on the table at Young Boys. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Catarino Pascoal keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Estoril Praia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market16 Aug 2027
Tiago Brito has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Estoril Praia they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Jordan Holsgrove 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 Estoril Praia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Estoril Praia
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.
Market16 Aug 2027
Mafra watching Catarino Pascoal
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Estoril Praia have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Estoril Praia rebuffed over Ayrton Lucas
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Flamengo have kept their man, and Estoril Praia go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market16 Aug 2027
Luis Martins steps up from the Estoril Praia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Martins 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
One of our own: Simao Pacheco joins the Estoril Praia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Simao Pacheco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Estoril Praia get the job done against Alverca
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Ricard Sánchez
- Player ratings Yanis Begraoui was the difference for Estoril Praia