The Daily Drool – Europa League Group D – Sporting CP: Luís Maximiano

Goalkeeper Luís came up through Sporting CP’s youth system and made his senior debut in 2018. He has represented Portugal at the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels.

The Daily Drool – Europa League – Sporting CP: Renan Ribeiro

Goalkeeper Renan joined Sporting CP in 2018 on loan from Estoril. He has represented Brazil at the U20 level.

The Daily Drool: Matheus Pereira

22 year old Brazilian winger Matheus just joined 1. FC Nürnberg from Sporting CP on loan.

The Daily Drool: Wendel

Brazilian midfielder Marcus Wendel Valle da Silva best known as Wendel.  He joined Sporting CP from Fluminense in 2018.

The Daily Drool – Champions League – Group D – Sporting CP: Cristiano Piccini

Right back Cristiano currently plays for Sporting CP (and you’re right to have deja vu, our Cristiano also played for Sporting CP). He has represented Italy at the U19, U20 and U21 levels. Back in 2015, he was with Fiorentina and they play Real Madrid so the two Cristianos got to meet.

The Daily Drool: Stefan Ristovski

Right back Stefan currently plays for Sporting CP on loan from HNK Rijeka. He has represented Macedonia at U19, U21 and senior levels.

Coming & Going

It’s that time of year, people. Lots of coming and going…

Match Recap – Champions League: Sporting CP 1 -2 Real Madrid

In Cristiano’s return to Lisbon, we had a similar lineup to the one we rolled out against Atleti. A win guaranteed our place in the Round of 16.

Wednesday Training, Broken Bale & Basic Badassery

Looks like it’s nice and cold in Madrid, eh? I’m freezing my tuchis off in New York lately esp. at night. But tomorrow is Thanksgiving so I’ll have a couple of days off to rest and stay cozy in my house. Hooray!

Off To Lisbon!

My lazy ass has been off celebrating my birthday for several days but I’m back to work now. The team headed off to Lisbon where they will face Sporting CP in the Champions League.