Football in Timor-Leste Football’s omnipresence in Timor-Leste is a sign of the Portuguese influences in the country. The president of the republic, Xanana Gusmão, was also a goalkeeper. His passion for Benfica followed him to the capital, Dili, as many clubs in TimorLeste are named after clubs in Portugal such as Benfica, Sporting etc. “In my country, there’s nothing but football,” says Francisco Kalbualdi, president of the Timor-Leste football association. “Although there are around 200 clubs in Timor-Leste, only a - Sport in Portugal - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Football in Timor-Leste Football’s omnipresence in Timor-Leste is a sign of the Portuguese influences in the country. The president of the republic, Xanana Gusmão, was also a goalkeeper. His passion for Benfica followed him to the capital, Dili, as many clubs in TimorLeste are named after clubs in Portugal such as Benfica, Sporting etc. “In my country, there’s nothing but football,” says Francisco Kalbualdi, president of the Timor-Leste football association. “Although there are around 200 clubs in Timor-Leste, only a Add to Reading List Document Date: 2009-11-03 09:53:43 Open Document File Size: 232,56 KB Share Result on Facebook City Dili / / Country Portugal / Indonesia / East Timor / Timor / / Currency USD / / Facility Project Association headquarters / / NaturalFeature Indonesian archipelago / / Organization TimorLeste Football Association / benfica / sporting / Goal Bureau / FIFA / Project Association / / Person Xanana Gusmão / Francisco Kalbualdi / / Position goalkeeper / president of the Timor-Leste football association / president / / SportsGame Football / / SportsLeague the TimorLeste Football Association / the Timor-Leste football association / / SocialTag Sport in East Timor Sports Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste Outline of East Timor East Timor Republics Asia