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Source: NetAudience, May 2026. Individuals 15+, mainland Portugal. Audited.
A BOLA moments

THE BIG MOMENTS OF THE SEASON

Across the season there are peaks when the whole country stops to watch. Your brand chooses which moments to be in. Filter by competition or sport and explore the calendar.

Competition
Sport
A BOLA momentClásicoDerbyDecisiveEuropeanNational teamTransfer marketSport

Aug

5
Decisive
Super Cup: FC Porto v Torreense
31 Jul
High peak
Decisive
League kick-off (matchweek 1)
9 Aug
High peak
A BOLA moment
A BOLA Transfer Special
1 Jul – 4 Sep
High peak

Sep

7
Transfer market
Summer transfer deadline
4 Sep
High peak
Clásico
Clásico: FC Porto v Benfica
19-20 Sep
High peak
European
Champions League: matchday 1
8-10 Sep
High peak
National team
Nations League: Portugal v Wales
24 Sep
High peak

Oct

7
National team
Nations League: October window
1-4 Oct
High peak

Nov

4
Clásico
Clásico: FC Porto v Sporting
28-29 Nov
High peak
National team
Nations League: November window
14-17 Nov
High peak

Dec

4
Derby
Derby: Benfica v Sporting
26-27 Dec
High peak
A BOLA moment
A BOLA Sports Personality of the Year
Dec-Jan
High peak

Jan

4
Transfer market
Winter transfer window
Jan · closes 1 Feb
High peak
European
Champions League: matchday 8 (league phase)
27 Jan
High peak

Feb

3
Clásico
Clásico: Benfica v FC Porto
28 Feb
High peak

Mar

No moments

Apr

3
Clásico
Clásico: Sporting v FC Porto
10-11 Apr
High peak

May

5
Derby
Derby: Sporting v Benfica
8-9 May
High peak
Decisive
Final league matchweek (34th)
16 May
High peak
European
Europa League final (Frankfurt)
26 May
High peak

Jun

8
Decisive
Portuguese Cup final
30 May
High peak
European
Champions League final (Madrid)
5 Jun
High peak
National team
Nations League: Final Four
9-13 Jun
High peak
A BOLA moment
Bola de Prata
after the league ends
High peak

Indicative calendar for the 26/27 season. Dates and fixtures to be confirmed against the official competition calendars.

New for 26/27

NEW FOR 26/27

This season we are opening territory of our own where brands can be: technology, editorial, video and social. Four fronts, one principle: take the brand to where the audience's attention already is.

Features

Products that hold the audience

Interactive components that increase contact time and create new sponsorable spaces for your brand inside the match.

Live Blog and Match Moments

Minute-by-minute coverage of the big matches, with key moments (goals, plays, decisions) highlighted and open to brand placement.

What the brand gainsTraffic peaks on the big matches. The brand is present at the season's moment of greatest attention, play by play.
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Countdown to the Big Moments

A countdown to the season's big moments (clásicos, finals, World Cup), building anticipation on the site and across social.

What the brand gainsIt builds expectation around a moment before it happens. The brand is tied to the anticipation, ahead of the consumption peak.
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Live Ticker

A real-time news line at the top of the site, always visible, carrying the latest breaking sports news.

What the brand gainsPermanent presence in the site's prime space, seen by the whole audience on every page.
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Dark Mode

The site's dark mode, a premium reading experience the audience chooses and values.

What the brand gainsAn experience sponsorship: the brand offers dark mode to the audience, associating itself with comfort and innovation.
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Multisport Widget

A live scores widget with every competition and every sport in one place, present across the whole site.

What the brand gainsIt follows the fan across every page and every sport, not just football. It is the most repeated gesture of anyone who comes to A BOLA: checking the score.
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Editorial

Content only A BOLA makes

Our own editorial formats that drive debate, sharing and brand prestige, anchored in 81 years of credibility and a unique archive.

Sports Personality of the Year

The award that singles out the biggest figure in Portuguese sport each year, under A BOLA's name.

What the brand gainsMaximum prestige. It ties the brand to a moment of national celebration and recognition.
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Bola de Prata

A BOLA's historic award for the top scorer of each Portuguese league season.

What the brand gainsHeritage and prestige. One of the oldest and best known awards in Portuguese sport.
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Pedro Henriques Column

Refereeing analysis of the key matches, from the most recognised voice in the country on the subject.

What the brand gainsAuthority and credibility. It ties the brand to rigour, impartiality and the most talked-about moment of every matchweek.
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A BOLA Archive Specials

Editorial dossiers around the big moments, drawing on a unique 81-year archive: retrospectives, comparisons between eras, anniversaries.

What the brand gainsAligned with the peak moments and with historical depth only A BOLA has. The brand in the right context, with the prestige of heritage.
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Barba & Cabelo

Luís Afonso's daily strip, published without fail since 6 May 1990. The oldest in the Portuguese press, and now a daily product in digital too.

What the brand gainsIt is the only space in A BOLA that readers look for before they read the paper. For 36 years, thousands of readers have turned the paper upside down to start here. A brand that enters the strip interrupts nothing, it steps into a daily habit that already exists.
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The Most Valuable

The editorial format that names the most valuable player of each league matchweek and of the season, using set criteria: goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward.

What the brand gainsA debate and opinion format signed by A BOLA. It drives conversation and sharing, with brand space at the centre.
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Team of the Week

The editorial pick of the best eleven from each league matchweek, a weekly format built on engagement and debate with the audience.

What the brand gainsRecurring engagement and sharing. A weekly sponsorable moment with audience participation.
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Pelos Caminhos do Futebol

An editorial series that travels the country through sport: clubs, stories and territories, from north to south.

What the brand gainsContent about territory and closeness. It ties the brand to Portugal, to its regions and to local communities.
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Destino Aventura

A series about the Portuguese diaspora: the emigrant player and the adventurer.

What the brand gainsA lifestyle and adventure territory, beyond football. Association with energy, nature and experiences.
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Video

Our formats, in the feed

Our big bet for 26/27. Our own shows, new and returning, each with its own audience and its own brand space. Swipe to see.

NEW
Falta Injustificada
TBD · YouTube · Instagram · TikTok
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NEW
Sócio #1
TBD · TikTok · Instagram
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NEW
Diário dum Treinador
TBD · YouTube
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NEW SEASON
O Lado Direito do Mister
Weekly · YouTube · Instagram · TikTok
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NEW SEASON
90+3
Per matchweek · YouTube · Instagram
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NEW SEASON
Pedro Pedro Pedro
Weekly · YouTube · Instagram
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NEW SEASON
Toque de Bola
Daily · Instagram · TikTok
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NEW SEASON
Política Desportiva
Weekly · YouTube · Instagram
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Swipe to see all 8 formats

Formats marked "New" debut in the 26/27 season. The others return for a new season.

Social

More than 2 billion impressions in seven months

A BOLA's social is not a distribution channel, it is an operation with a scale of its own. A base of 293 million impressions and 4.2 million interactions per month, with peaks above 380 million at the moments that count. Four categories, bought by objective rather than by network.

Match Day

Everything A BOLA does on social in the 24 hours around a big match, in a single brand space.

What the brand gainsIn peak months A BOLA generates 92 million more impressions and 1.7 million more interactions than in a normal month. This product buys that difference.
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Presented By

Recurring shows with their own host, where the brand signs the format from start to finish.

What the brand gainsContinuous presence in a flow of 4.2 million monthly interactions, on a season contract rather than a campaign. The brand attaches itself to a face and a habit, not to a one-off slot.
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Original Series

A BOLA's own series, with the brand built into the concept rather than into a logo.

What the brand gainsContent the audience seeks out instead of skipping. Association by affinity, produced by the A BOLA studio.
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A BOLA on the Street

Reporting and interaction where the fan actually is: in the stands, outside the stadium, in the café and in the comments.

What the brand gainsIt is the most shared content because people see themselves in it. The brand stops talking at the fan and starts standing beside them.
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Competition packs

Built with you, competition by competition

These are not closed packages, they are starting points. Together we choose the competition, what goes in, the weight of each channel and the formats to build from scratch. A BOLA's full coverage is always there, the rest is designed hand in hand with the brand.

Case studies

THE PROOF

What we have done and what worked, by brand objective. Pick a category and open each case.

Brand activation
Betclic
Betclic Transfer Centre
The transfer window minute by minute, with the brand at the centre of the conversation.
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Events
Konecta
The World Cup at A BOLA Arena Kilamba, Luanda
Angola's largest fan zone during the World Cup, anchored by the A BOLA brand.
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Brand activation
Generali Tranquilidade
Generali Tranquilidade Cup
The brand on the biggest stage of the Portuguese Cup, from the semi-final to the final.
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Events
Rock in Rio
A BOLA at Rock in Rio, Music and Football Arena
Music and football in a single lifestyle and entertainment territory.
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Awareness
BacanaPlay
Gaming Hub in a premium environment
Awareness for an operator among a qualified audience of fans.
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Brand activation
Sagres
Sagres Navegadoras
The brand alongside Portuguese women's football, from the national team to the grassroots.
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Brand activation
Bwin
Bwin World Cup Social Media Activation
The brand at the centre of the World Cup conversation, across A BOLA's social networks.
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Case studies by brand objective. Pick a category and open each example.

Let's talk

CHOOSE YOUR MOMENTS

The 26/27 season is full of moments when the whole country stops to watch. Tell us where you want to be and we will build your presence in A BOLA.

A BOLA ON SOCIAL, NETWORK BY NETWORK

January to July 2026. A BOLA internal data.

2.05bnImpressions in the period
29,5 MInteractions in the period
293MImpressions per month
Facebook
13,2 M interactions · 1.44bn impressions · monthly average 206M
The reach engine and the main traffic source for the site. Sold for conversion.
Instagram
11,4 M interactions · 432 M impressions · monthly average 62M
Half of Facebook's impressions but nearly the same interactions. This is where the audience responds.
YouTube
10,4 M views · monthly average 1,5M
Home of long-form and live. Peak in June, with 2.8M views.
TikTok
4,5 M interactions · 82,7 M impressions · monthly average 11,8M
The newest network and the one with the highest response rate per impression. A younger audience.
X
243k interactions · 54,1 M impressions · monthly average 7,7M
Reach without engagement. Useful for presence in the conversation, not for campaigns.
Impressions month by month
285MJan
271MFeb
268MMar
238MApr
385MMay
261MJun
341MJul

YouTube is measured in views rather than impressions, so it does not add up with the other networks. The totals also include residual channels not listed here.

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