I have to admit that I admire Joe Berardo as a business person. I also admire Rui Costa as a soccer player, and his track record speaks for itself. But there are rumors, or actually more than just rumors, that Joe Berardo said “f*ck him” when referring to Rui Costa in a recent interview to [...]

Óscar Cardoso is very close to coming to SL Benfica. The player has confirmed that he has agreed in principal to a 5 year deal with Benfica. The player is currently playing for Paraguay for the America Cup (a South American soccer competition). Cardoso is a 24 year old forward and scored a total of [...]

When David Luíz came to SL Benfica in December, he came on loan with an option to buy in his contract. No one knew the player, he came from a Division Three Brazilian soccer team, and had never played one game of professional soccer. When Luisão got injured in League play, and Benfica played an [...]

Well, if this doesn´t heat thing up I don´t know what will! SL Benfica fan and financier Joe Berardo today made a takeover offer for SL Benfica stock traded in Lisbon. Joe Berardo offered 3.50 Euros for each share but the price closed well above this price at 4.15 Euros, a gain of 54% from [...]