I just don't get you guys. Benfica represents Portugal in name only...THe SELECT Team represents Portugal with the players and the name. This is professional sports. I mean what you guys are saying to put it in an example is if I were a great hockey player I couldn't play in Toronto because I am not Canadian????
If that were the case the Dallas Stars shouldn't even have a hockey team because they don't have ice in Dallas. Or even worse that's like saying that I couldn't work for an American, Canadian or English company because I am a portuguese foreigner?????
Players like Valdo, Schwarz, Aldair, Mozer, and so on took Benfica to great heights in the late 80's and early 90's. I am interested in top quality football and championships...If Benfica delivers that with 11 foreigners or 11 Portuguese I don't care. I would prefer to see Portuguese talent, but if it's not available for whatever reason, I still want a top quality product to cheer my BEnfica.
BENFICA is what's important, certainly not the players, their job is to deliver for what they're getting paid to. Something JVP did not do in the last two years!
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Viva o Benfica!