<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Portugal: News &amp; Videos about Portugal - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Portugal</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Portugal from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:58:45 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Portugal: News &amp; Videos about Portugal - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Portugal</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Portugal from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Ronaldo out of Portugal's playoffs</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/10/football.portugal.cristiano.ronaldo.madrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/10/football.portugal.cristiano.ronaldo.madrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Portugal have confirmed that captain Cristiano Ronaldo will not be fit for the World Cup playoffs against Bosnia-Herzegovina, thus ending a growing club-versus-country row.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Real tell Portugal Ronaldo not available</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/06/football.ronaldo.portugal.real.madrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/06/football.ronaldo.portugal.real.madrid/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Real Madrid have told Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz they will not make star striker Cristiano Ronaldo available for the two crucial World Cup qualifying playoffs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Quartet confirmed as European playoffs seeds</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/16/football.world.cup.seeds.europe/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/16/football.world.cup.seeds.europe/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>France, Portugal, Russia and Greece have been confirmed as the seeded teams for Monday's World Cup European playoff draw.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Portugal defeat Malta to secure playoff place</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/14/world.cup.portugal.ukraine.croatia.switzerland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/14/world.cup.portugal.ukraine.croatia.switzerland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Portugal booked themselves a place in the European playoffs for next year's World Cup finals after a comfortable 4-0 Group One victory over Malta.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Liedson salvages point for struggling Portugal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/09/05/football.portugal.scotland.france.italy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/09/05/football.portugal.scotland.france.italy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Brazilian-born Liedson kept alive Portugal's slender World Cup qualifying hopes with a late equalizer against Group 1 leaders Denmark in Copenhagen.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Which Portugal is right for you?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/19/portugal.travel.planning/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/19/portugal.travel.planning/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Here's a snapshot of Portugal's defining experiences: beaches, cities, and food and wine. 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While this tradition helps stoke the town's tourist trade, it's also just the way people live here.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Where is Portugal's Tiger?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/10/31/portugal.golfers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/golf/10/31/portugal.golfers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's a question that I have asked myself for a long time. 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Day after day the roads here were messing up my itinerary -- I'd arrive in town hours before I thought I would. I remember a time when there were absolutely no freeways in Portugal. Now, the country has plenty. They build them so fast, even my Michelin map is missing new ones.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What to expect in Iberia and Morocco in 2008</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/22/iberia.morocco/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/22/iberia.morocco/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sunny Spain and Portugal, along with Morocco's gateway city of Tangier, beckon travelers who delight in ornate architecture, authentic culture and people-watching strolls in the cool of the evening. 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their own World Cup points record.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Portugal denied by late equalizer</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/09/13/portugal.draw/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/09/13/portugal.draw/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Portugal were denied a much-needed win in Group A of Euro 2008 qualifying as a late equalizer from Branislav Ivanovic gave Serbia a 1-1 draw in Lisbon on Wednesday night.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Madeleine file passed to judge</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/11/madeleine.mccann/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/11/madeleine.mccann/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Portuguese prosecutor Tuesday gave a judge the files on the case of Madeleine McCann, the missing British girl who vanished in Portugal more than four months ago, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prosecutors to receive McCann case</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/10/madeleine.mccann/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/10/madeleine.mccann/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>After questioning the parents of a missing British girl last week, Portuguese police will hand over the Madeleine McCann case to the prosecutor's office Monday, police chief inspector Olegario De Sousa told CNN.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe: Greece beats Croatia at buzzer</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/09/bc.oly.bko.eurochampion.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/09/bc.oly.bko.eurochampion.ap/index.html</guid><description>Vassilis 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Denmark</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/01/denmark.friendly/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/01/denmark.friendly/index.html</guid><description>Martin Jorgensen helped Denmark stun World Cup semifinalists Portugal 4-2 on Friday as both teams warmed up for their opening Euro 2008 qualifiers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scolari agrees new Portugal deal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/14/portugal.scolari/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/14/portugal.scolari/index.html</guid><description>Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has signed a new two-year deal to remain in charge of the national team, the country's football federation announced Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Zidane penalty puts France 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"UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal" is bringing tournament-style soccer gaming to PS2, X-Box and PC. 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