National under-19 futsal team in double header with Hungary

Sporting CP is once again the dominant side in the national under-19 futsal squad, this time for two friendlies against Hungary on the 2nd and 3rd of March.

Afonso Jesus, Ludgero, Bernardo Almeida and Manuel Mesquita are the four who feature in Pedro Palas' squad for the two encounters in the Azores.

Wing-back features for national under-19 team in La Manga Tournament

Pedro Empis played the full 90 minutes against Poland for Portugal under-19's this week, on matchday 1 of the La Managa International Tournament.

Portugal trailed twice in the match (goals from Mateusz Wieteska on 19 minutes and Jakub Kuzdra on 46 minutes), but Rui Pedro (39’) and Bruno Almeida (66’) ensured the honours were split.

PFF study names Sporting as top provider for under-15 to under-19 squads

What better example is there this season of the quality of Sporting's youth system than the Alvalade skipper, Adrien Silva? In inspirational form and having already banged in 7 goals so far this campaign, Adrien certainly deserves a place in the national team for Euro 2016. Another name on a long list topped by Cristiano Ronaldo of successes, Adrien would be a good bet for a Portuguese squad that has always been dominated by Sporting, starting at under-15 and going right through to the under-19 and on to the A team.

A study by the national under-21 team's assistant coach, Alexandre Silva, released by the Portuguese Football Federation, clearly positions Sporting as the team which has provided most players aged 15 to 19. The study of 430 squad lists from July 2005 to December 2015 sees Sporting dominate with 22.3% of all players lent to the nation, ahead of Benfica (21.9%) and FC Porto (18.5%).

Portugal put four past Greece in Euro qualification tournament

The national under-19 squad finished Group 7 of the the European Championship Qualification Tournament in the best way possible this weekend, beating Greece 4-0 in Viseu.

Alvalade youngers Pedro Silva and Pedro Empis (substituted in the 66th minute for Fernando Fonseca) both started for Emílio Peixe's side, while Bubacar Djaló was introduced to the action with 13 minutes left on the clock in place of Renato Sanches. On target for Portugal were Gonçalo Rodrigues (15’), Rúben Dias (33’), Renato Sanches (70’) and Alexandre Silva (87’).

The result sees Portugal finish the mini tournament with three wins in three matches, having scored 10 and conceded none.

Also qualified for the next phase are Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, England, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Denmark, France, Holland Czech Republic, Serbia, Belgium and Sweden.

Portugal geating up for Euro Qualification Tournament

The national under-19 coach Emílio Peixe has included three Sporting players in his squad for the coming European Championship 2016 Qualification tournament.

Goalkeeper Pedro Silva, left-back Pedro Empis and defensive midfielder Bubacar Djaló are the Alvalade trio who will feature against Moldova (Nelas Municipal Stadium, 10th of November), Lithuania (Fontelo Municipal stadium, 12th of December) and Greece (Fontelo Municipal Stadium, 15th of November).

Squad list in full: Carlos Alves, Fábio Duarte, Pedro Silva; David Sualehe, Fernando Fonseca, TFrancisco Ferreira, Jorge Fernandes, Ruben Dias, Yuri Ribeiro, Bubacar Djaló, Gonçalo Rodrigues, João Carvalho, Pedro Empis, Pedro Rodrigues, Pedro Delgado, Renato Sanches, Alexandre Silva, André Ribeiro, Buta, Diogo Gonçalves and Luís Mata.