{"id":11675,"date":"2026-04-08T22:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/?p=11675"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:46:03","slug":"podcast-liga-portugal-match-day-29-liga-race-gets-tighter-new-taca-da-liga-format-to-include-all-portuguese-pro-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/podcast-liga-portugal-match-day-29-liga-race-gets-tighter-new-taca-da-liga-format-to-include-all-portuguese-pro-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: Liga Portugal Match Day 29, Liga Race Gets Tighter, New Taca da Liga Format to Include All Portuguese Pro Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOPICS Episode 316<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting CP, SC Braga, Vitoria SC & Other Liga Stuff of Interest.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Is the Liga race back on?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*The Taca da Liga format will change for 2027-28, and the changes are good.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Liga Portugal Match Day 29.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TOPICS Episode 315<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting CP, SC Braga, Vitoria SC & Other Liga Stuff of Interest.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Reviewing Portugal versus the USA & Mexico. Boring or Successful? <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*FC Porto x Sporting Handball Match Creates More Varandas\/Villas-Boas Controversy.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Liga Portugal Match Day 28.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PODCAST ADDICT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

OVERCAST<\/a><\/h3>\n

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TOPICS Episode 316 *Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting CP, SC Braga, Vitoria SC & Other Liga Stuff of Interest. *Is the Liga race back on? *The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","wpcat-1-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Big3managers.jpg?fit=1852%2C1042&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdnh7s-32j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11398,"url":"https:\/\/www.soccernoticias.com\/blog\/liga-portugal-announce-taca-da-liga-quarterfinal-schedule\/","url_meta":{"origin":11675,"position":0},"title":"Liga Portugal Announce Taca da Liga Quarterfinal Schedule","author":"Psoccer","date":"October 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The quarter-finals of the Ta\u00e7a da Liga will kick off on Tuesday, October 28, with Sporting CP hosting Alverca. 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