1.  Among the foreign acquisitions are goalkeeper Walter Zenga from Italy, defender Richard Gough from Scotland and Portuguese striker Choquinho Conde.

2.  Betis struggled to penetrate the Tenerife defense and came closest in the first half when Portuguese international striker Joao Tomas hit a post after two minutes.

3.  Betis struggled to penetrate the Tenerife defense and came closest on the first half when Portuguese international striker Joao Tomas hit a post after two minutes.

4.  Dutch winger Marc Overmars and Portuguese striker Luis Boamorte on Tuesday became the latest foreign players to join Arsenal of the English Premier League.

5.  FC Barcelona signed star Portuguese striker Luis Figo on Tuesday as the first new team member hired to rebuild the traditional Spanish powerhouse.

6.  Fiorentina started Maurizio Ganz in attack with Brazilian Adriano, while Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes sat out with an ankle injury.

7.  Gomes, the Portuguese striker, added two goals for the Florentine team in the second half.

8.  Just before halftime, Francisco de Pedro doubled the lead by converting a penalty, awarded when Portuguese striker Ricardo Sa Pinto was brought down.

9.  Portuguese striker Jorge Leitao scored two goals as Walsall, in its first game under new manager Colin Lee, knocked Premier League Charlton out of the F.A. Cup.

10.  Spanish first division side Real Betis has agreed the signing of Portuguese international striker Joao Tomas from Benfica, Spanish newspapers reported Wednesday.