Four Tiny Tidbits On: Portugal   • 1. Meet Portugal. It fashions
itself as Brazil junior, with the one-name players, the flashy
1-v-1 skills, the language, etc. However, Portugual has never
won a major tournament and lost (gasp!) to the USA, 3-2, in the
opening game of the 2002 Cup. Even worse, they lost at home to
Greece at Euro 2004.  • 2. Keep Your Eye On The Crowd. Singer
Nelly Furtado, although born in Canada, has Portuguese/Azorean
roots. She wrote the offical theme song for Euro 2004. But how
about Luis Figo, who comes home to Swedish super-model Helena
Svedinevery night?   • 3. Know Your Portugese Soccer Icons.
Eusebio — born in Mozambique, the 'Black Pearl/Panther' was the
first Portuguese star from their colonial African empire. He led
Benefica to the 1962 European Cup over Real Madrid. In 1966 he
led the World Cup with nine goals scored, earning him immediate
enshirement in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. He even took the
cash and played a few seasons in the NASL in the late 1970s,
taking the field fo