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SigEpStyles

Posted: May 22 2005, 09:15 PM

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Gypsy..this one's for you!!

WE DID IT!!! AFTER 11 YEARS OF WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE...BENFICA WON THE PORTUGUESE SUPERLIGA!!!

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Portugal turns red as Benfica fans rejoice

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LISBON, May 22 (Reuters) - Portugal was covered in red on Sunday as Benfica supporters celebrated a first Portuguese Premier League crown in 11 years after the Lisbon side clinched it's 31st title with a 1-1 draw at Boavista.

Fans of the nation's most popular club converged on central squares throughout the country, carrying red flags to honour victory in one of the most closely contested championships in the league's 67-year history.

Benfica finished the season on 65 points, three clear of defending champions Porto and four ahead of third-placed Sporting Lisbon.

In Lisbon, thousands of flag-waving fans shouted, "Benfica, Benfica" and "We are champions!" as they converged on Marques do Pombal square, one of the main roadways in the capital.

"I'm going to party all night. Tomorrow I don't have to work," said one fan, Francisco de Lemos. "Benfica is a nation. If you don't support Benfica, you're not Portuguese."

Another celebrating fan, Hernani Lucas, added: "I am very happy with Benfica's victory. It is the first of many victories that the club is going to have.

"Next Sunday we are going to win the Portuguese Cup, I am certain. Benfica is the best club in Portugal."

Cars streamed down main roads in cities and towns throughout the country, passengers enthusiastically waving flags out the windows as the drivers honked their horns.

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smittyrules31	Posted: May 23 2005, 05:45 AM
Repeat a lie frequently enough.... Group: Members Posts: 2,539 Member No.: 13 Joined: 9-May 05	Congrats. Doesn't this get them into the Champions league next year? -------------------- Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge: fitter to bruise than polish. Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. In the beginning, the Universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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Posted: May 23 2005, 07:25 AM

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QUOTE (smittyrules31 @ May 23 2005, 06:45 AM)

Congrats. Doesn't this get them into the Champions league next year?

Yep..that it does.

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smittyrules31	Posted: May 23 2005, 08:00 AM
Repeat a lie frequently enough.... Group: Members Posts: 2,539 Member No.: 13 Joined: 9-May 05	And, given their 5th place standing, that means Liverpool, who could win it, will be excluded!!! Best of luck to Benfica next year. By the way, did you hear the Benfica offered 5 million $ for Eddie Johnson and MLS turned them down? -------------------- Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge: fitter to bruise than polish. Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. In the beginning, the Universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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