Benficas 5* stadium
Lisbon is home to two major football teams,Sport Lisboa e Benfica (also commonly known as “Benfica”) and Sporting Clube de Portugal (commonly “Sporting”) writes Golf Portugal news. Football is the most popular sport in Lisbon. Major football clubs S.L. Benfica, with its home 65,000 seat stadium the UEFA 5-Star Stadium Estádio da Luz(named after the area in which the stadium is situated (Luz) and not, as is popularly believed, ‘Stadium of Light’). Benfica has won the UEFA Champions League twice but have also appeared in the final a remarkable seven times. Sporting Clube de Portugal, the other major football team from the capital, also having a UEFA 5-Star stadium, boasting the 52,000 seat Estádio José de Alvalade stadium. It has won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup once.Ronaldo and Luis Figo are two famous players that once wore the famous green and white shirts.
Previously,golfers taking a Portugal golf holiday in Lisbon, have taken in games at both Sporting and Benfica especially the derby game or when Porto are in town.With Portela airport only two and a half hours from the UK a Lisbon golf holiday is a practical destination for golfers wanting a short haul trip.Please visit the Golf Portugal website to choose your holiday or request a callback if you are in need of help.
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