Porto

Municipality in Norte, Portugal

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Porto in English traditionally Oporto, is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of Iberian Peninsula major urban areas. The city is famous for Port wine and football team FC Porto. It has a population of 287,591 and the metropolitan area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 2.3 million (2011) in an area of 2,395 km² (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city.

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Jet 2 Manchester to Madeira flight diverted due to 'unwell' pilot Flight LS765, bound for Madeira, was diverted to Porto, Portugal, airline Jet 2 said. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Nations League: England fans behaviour are 'an embarrassment' Fans responsible for trouble in Porto before Thursday's Nations League semi-final are "not true England supporters" and an "embarrassment", the Football Association has said. BBC News - Published on June 6, 2019
England fans clashing with riot police in Porto 'completely unacceptable' The behaviour of some England fans in Portugal is "completely unacceptable," says a UK police chief, after clashes with riot police in Porto before Thursday's Nations League semi-final. BBC News - Published on June 6, 2019
Ronaldo hat-trick puts Portugal in Nations League final Cristiano Ronaldo scores a superb hat-trick as Portugal reach the Nations League final with victory over Switzerland in Porto. BBC News - Published on June 5, 2019
'There's nothing to fear in second leg' - Lawrenson's analysis of Liverpool v Porto Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has nothing to fear from Porto in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, says ex-Reds defender Mark Lawrenson. BBC News - Published on April 10, 2019
Tottenham face Manchester City in Champions League quarter-finals Tottenham will play Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Manchester United taking on Barcelona and Liverpool facing Porto. BBC News - Published on March 15, 2019