And now, for something completely new, alguns excertos da visão do jornalista Gabriele Marcotti do Wall Street Journal sobre o (momento do) Benfica. Acrescente-se que figura como um dos artigos mais lidos no site daquele jornal (local e de pequena tiragem), sendo mesmo mais lido que o artigo sobre o ataque bombista em Moscovo.
«You can only imagine what the party will be like when the crown does return to the club's Estadio do Luz for the first time since 2005. Benfica is far and away the country's best-supported club, and has more than 200,000 fans worldwide who pay around $210 a year for the privilege of calling themselves "socios" or club members.
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Last summer, Benfica rolled the dice and spent heavily to redress the imbalance. Some $45 million was spent, with just $7 million recouped in sales. In came, among others, Ramires—at 23 years old already a regular in midfield for Brazil—and Javi Garcia, a promising defensive midfielder from Real Madrid. One of the more interesting signings however was Argentine striker Javier Saviola, who rejoined playmaker Pablo Aimar a decade after the pair set South American soccer alight.
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The pair have enjoyed a renaissance—Mr. Saviola has scored 17 goals and Mr. Aimar is back to his creative best—and, at 28 and 30 respectively, both have a number of good seasons left in them. Together with countryman Angel Di Maria—arguably Benfica's player of the season and, at 22, a likely target for Europe's top clubs this summer—the Argentine trio have been the driving force behind Benfica's resurgence.»
P.S.: Para lerem o artigo na totalidade é só darem um salto até http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303429804575149691385066002.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read
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