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31/03/10

Sporting Braga's key midfielder/forward Mossoró was released from hospital on Tuesday. He broke a leg in a challenge with Carlos Martins during the Benfica v Braga Liga match on Saturday and is expected to be out of action for at least six months.

27/03/10

Chelsea central defender, the Portuguese international Ricardo Carvalho, will not need to undergo surgery for the ankle injury suffered in his club's Premier League game against

25/03/10

The Portuguese Football Federation's (FPF) Council of Justice has responded to FC Porto's appeal against the suspension of players Hulk and Sapunaru, handed down by the Liga's Disciplinary Committee, by reducing their punishment. The players were suspended for four and six months, respectively, for assaulting stewards in the tunnel after the Benfica v Porto league game on 20 December of last year (14^th jornada). The suspension has been altered to three and four games, respectively. Hulk has played only a couple of Champions League games since December, while Sapunaru was loaned to Rapid Bucharest in the transfer window. Porto are now expected to claim compensation from the Liga for the damage caused by the suspensions.

Sporting Braga, who had appealed against the suspension of three months of captain Vandinho following incidents at the mouth of the tunnel in the Braga v Benfica game earlier in the season, had their appeal rejected.

Liga President Hermínio Loureiro has resigned in the wake of the decision by the FPF.

22/03/10

FC Porto's Portuguese international winger Silvestre Varela will be out for the rest of the season after breaking his left fibula and dislocating his ankle in training. He will miss the World Cup.

06/03/10

Belenenses' Argentinian defender Diego Navarro has been suspended for a year after confirmation that he failed a drugs test at the beginning of the season. He was on loan to Sporting Covilhã.

02/03/10

Benfica made a loss during the first six months of the season of 13.8 million euros. Director Domingos Soares Oliveira said that the loss was "as planned". He also revealed that the club has consolidated liabilities of 340 million euros.