By Len Port After the English Football Association Cup Final in January 1884, between Preston North End and the London side, Upton Park, it was revealed that Preston was breaking the rules by paying its players and so their manager was duly expelled from the annual competition. In 1885, the English FA decided to make […]
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Soccer: Massive scale corruption shaking down football clubs – Portugal
Posted on 30 November 2021.
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Resolution: Jim Costa (CA-16) honors Aristides de Sousa Mendes – US Congress
Posted on 24 November 2021.
Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Co-Chair of the Portuguese American Caucus introduced a bipartisan resolution, H.Res. 807, honoring the life and legacy of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a distinguished Portuguese diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 30,000 people from the terror of the Holocaust. “Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a great hero of World War ll and is believed to have conducted the […]
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Book: ‘Leaving Iberia’ by Jocelyn Hendrickson – Editor’s Note
Posted on 22 November 2021.
Leaving Iberia: Islamic Law and Christian Conquest in North West Africa examines Islamic legal responses to Muslims living under Christian rule in medieval and early modern Iberia and North Africa. The fall of al-Andalus, or reconquista, has long been considered a turning point, when the first substantial Muslim populations fell under permanent Christian rule. Yet a near-exclusive focus […]
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Book: ‘Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines that Time Forgot’ – Editor’s Note
Posted on 17 November 2021.
Portugal’s rich wine culture dates back at least two millennia. Its vineyards teem with fascinating native grape varieties and its cellars harbor heritage wine styles and ancient techniques (including foot treading in stone troughs) that have died out elsewhere. Foot Trodden is a book for everyone who loves a good story, wine, Portugal or modern […]
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Travel: Azores Airlines inaugurates flight between Funchal and New York – Madeira
Posted on 17 November 2021.
SATA Azores Airlines is inaugurating its first flight between Madeira (Funchal), and New York (FJK), starting November 29. The weekly non-stop operation, in partnership with Inovtravel, will be available until March 23, 2022. A Portugal-based tour operator, Inovtravel is also providing travel packages to include accommodations, airport-hotel transfer and a travel expert. “Our goal is […]
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Right to Rest: Employers banned from contacting staff after work hours – Portugal
Posted on 12 November 2021.
Portugal among the first countries to prohibit employers from calling, messaging and/or texting employees after work hours. Approved by Parliament, the new rules will require businesses with more than 10 employees to pay fines if they violate their employees’ “right to rest.” According to the new law, “The employer must respect the privacy of the […]
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