''A Bola'' (; en, literally "The Ball", in this context "The Game of Football") is a

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published in Lisbon.

History and profile

''A Bola'' was founded in 1945 by Cândido de Oliveira and Ribeiro dos Reis, and was then published twice a week. It became a daily newspaper in 1995. Although its subtitle is "newspaper of all sports", its content is mainly about football. Since the 1952–53 season, it hands the Bota de Prata award to the Primeira Liga top goalscorer. It is the most popular newspaper among Portuguese emigrants abroad, and widely read in the

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. From 2006, it is also printed in Newark,

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an American city with a large Portuguese population. In 2012, they launched the television channel

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Player of the Year

References

External links

''A Bola'' on-line
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History and profile

Player of the Year

See also

References

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