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Villas Boas pledges to stay at Porto after triumph

??? Manager dismisses speculation linking him with Chelsea??? Porto beat Braga 1-0 to win Europa League finalThe Porto manager, Andr?? Villas Boas, has insisted he will not be leaving the club for Chelsea this summer.The 33-year-old, who had already won the Portuguese Super Cup and the league,...

Porto 1-0 Braga | Europa League final match report

Everything Andr?? Villas Boas touches continues to turn into silverware. Porto claimed their first European trophy here since the Jos?? Mourinho era and, while the continent's up-and-coming manager shifted the focus on to players who have scintillated this season and dedicated victory to the late...

Porto 1 Sporting Braga 0: match report

In an evening of glorious celebration, rather than glorious football, Andre Villas-Boas's Porto beat Braga to win the Europa League.

FC Porto v Sporting Braga - live! | Paul Doyle

Falcao goal mercifully prevents boring match from going into extra-timePreamble: These teams are from the same country and tonight they seek the same prize ??? but that's about all they have in common. On one hand we have Porto, long one of the top clubs in Europe, a side who have just finished...

Europa League final 2011: all the colour from Porto v Sporting Braga in pictures

In pics: all the best images from all-Portuguese Europa League final between Porto and Braga.

Braga prepare for their defining moment

Few give Braga a chance as they seek their first major European trophy against their illustrious near neighbours PortoThe first European final to be played between two teams situated less than 50km apart is noticeable for the sporting chasm that exists between them. Porto, two-times winners of the...

Europa League: Porto talents in the spotlight, both on the pitch and in the dug-out

An all-Portuguese affair may not whet British appetites as much as the other big Iberian match-up this season, but tonight's Europa League final between Porto and Sporting Braga should provide better viewing than the recent Champions League Clasicos.

Braga face Porto in Europa League final

??? Porto beat Villarreal 7-4 on aggregate??? Braga beat Benfica on away-goal rulePorto booked a place in the Europa League final in Dublin against Braga, despite a valiant effort by Villarreal at El Madrigal. Goals by Cani, Joan Capdevila and Giuseppe Rossi gave the Spanish side a 3-2 victory,...