1.   Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo was named European Footballer of the Year by France Football magazine.

2.   This leads one to think the Portuguese midfielder Amaral will join the Revolution.

3.   Portuguese midfielder Jose Antonio Calado fired a long-range consolation goal for Betis in injury time.

4.   Portuguese midfielder Porfirio then set up a second for West Ham with Kitson powering the ball home from his pass.

5.   Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa made several good moves but missed two clear scoring chances for the Florentine team which is third in the Italian league standings.

6.   AC Parma unloaded Bulgarian striker Hristo Stoichkov after a poor season and Juventus did the same with mercurial Portuguese midfielder Paolo Sousa.

7.   Barcelona this week announced the signing of Bosnian striker Meho Kodro, Portuguese midfielder Luis Felipe Madeira and Romanian defender Gheorghe Popescu.

8.   Barcelona this week announced the signing of Bosnian striker Meho Kodro, the Portuguese midfielder Luis Felipe Madeira and the Rumanian defender Gheorghe Popescu.

9.   Coach Luigi Simoni also appears to have given forgotten Portuguese midfielder Paolo Sousa another opportunity.

10.   Coach Vicente del Bosque chose to rest star players Raul Gonzalez and Fernando Hierro, while Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo was injured and Ivan Helguera suspended.