Football in Portugal

2. The king sport

3. Football
 There is a very long
and rich tradition of
football playing in
Portugal .
 You could say that it
is one of the biggest
symbols of the
country

4. Origins
 Football started being played in our country
in the last decades of the XIX century ,
influenced by England.

5. Famous Players
There are a lot of well
known portuguese
players.
Names like :
Eusébio , Luis Figo
and of course
Cristiano Ronaldo
are names that every
football fan has
heard of

6. Nowadays
 Football is played in almost every school
playground in Portugal and is regularly
watched on TV .

7. Portuguese league
 The portuguese football league is one of the
most known in Europe .
 The clubs with the most supporters are :
F.C.Porto ; S.L.Benfica ; Sporting.C.P