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Associated Press
32 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Jorge Costa, Champions League winning captain of Porto, dies at 53
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Jorge Costa, who captained Porto to the 2004 Champions League title, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest, the club said. He was 53. Costa, a central defender who made 50 international appearances for Portugal, was Porto's director of football at the time of his death. The club's said in its announcement that Costa embodied Porto's values: 'dedication, leadership, passion, and an unwavering spirit of conquest.' Portuguese media reported that Costa sustained cardiac arrest at the club's training center and was transported to São João Hospital. Costa's finest achievement in his playing career was as captain of Jose Mourinho's Porto team that was a surprise winner of the Champions League in 2004. A year earlier, he lifted the second-tier UEFA Cup. Costa also helped Porto win eight Portuguese league titles. He spent a short period on loan at English team Charlton in the 2001-02 season. 'To hear of a life taken at 53 is never nice to hear, but he's a former teammate who had such a great standing in the game and captained a Champions League winning side,' said Steve Brown, chair of Charlton's ex-players' association. 'He was loved at Charlton, a man mountain of a player and a great guy too.' ___ AP soccer:
Forbes
32 minutes ago
- Forbes
Jared Wilson Earning His Place Among The Patriots' Starting Five
The offensive line will ebb and flow before the Las Vegas Raiders visit Gillette Stadium in Week 1. But the New England Patriots could have a pair of rookies on the field for the first snap of September. Will Campbell is tracking that way at left tackle. And next to the No. 4 overall pick out of LSU, another SEC product from the 2025 NFL draft is doing the same. Jared Wilson stepped in at left guard a week into training camp. A rotation of reps followed. Since the calendar turned to August, however, he's been seen running steady in 11-on-11 drills with the projected first-team offense. 'Me and Will, we actually did pre-draft training together, so we got to know each other pretty well over the course of two or three months or however long we were there,' Wilson told reporters following Monday's practice in Foxborough. 'But it's fun. We talk every day. We work every day. It's going to be a challenge, and we know that, but we're ready for it. It's going to be fun.' Left guard wasn't the initial expectation when the former University of Georgia center got the call. At pick No. 95 overall in the third round, Wilson marked April's highest selection around the league at that position. 'I'm learning new things every day, trying to be real technical in the work,' Wilson said. 'Coming from center, you're playing even. Going to guard, you got to stagger. Making mistakes every day. Trying not to make old mistakes. Trying to make new mistakes, focusing on getting better and honing in on my technique.' Post-David Andrews, Garrett Bradbury checks in atop New England's center depth chart this summer. Ben Brown, who landed on the 53-man roster last fall, was next up when an injury recently kept the veteran spring signing sidelined. But after serving as a spectator during the offseason workout program, the 22-year-old Wilson has found another path to the field. That path happens to be where Cole Strange, an offseason award winner, has started 27 of his 29 games with the organization. Others have also been in the mix. 'I played guard in college my first two years and then I got switched over to center,' Wilson said. 'But while I even was at center, I would take some practice reps at guard, too. It's not necessarily a new thing; I just haven't done it in a while until now.' It's still early in the combinations. Friday's 7:30 p.m. ET preseason opener against the Washington Commanders will cycle through several. 'Nothing's set in stone with the roster or the lineup, but certainly want to give Jared the opportunity that he's deserved, which I think is to be out there with the ones in the last couple days and going forward into next week,' Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said during his final press conference of last week. 'I think we talked about the players that don't participate in practice but have the ability to stay engaged with the installation and stay up with the installation, and he did that through the spring. 'He wasn't able to be out there physically, but was able to learn all the interior line positions and then really got off to a good start here in training camp. So, try to tell the team that, take advantage of your opportunities and you get more opportunity.' Twice a national champion, Wilson appeared in 21 games as a reserve interior lineman for the Bulldogs before taking over as the top center last fall. The 6-foot-3, 310-pound redshirt junior made a dozen starts from there. He did so on the way to earning second-team All-SEC honors. And, in 4.84 seconds, the fastest 40-yard dash among offensive linemen at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Ahead is the chance to earn more than praise as part of the front five. 'It's a great thing, especially coming from Vrabel – a guy who played 14 years in this league,' added Wilson. 'It's a good thing to hear, but at the end of the day, you got to come in and work every day. Still got to earn it, still got to prove to your teammates that you're worthy of it. That's the exciting part.'
Washington Post
32 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Jorge Costa, Champions League winning captain of Porto, dies at 53
PORTO, Portugal — Jorge Costa, who captained Porto to the 2004 Champions League title, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest, the club said. He was 53. Costa, a central defender who made 50 international appearances for Portugal, was Porto's director of football at the time of his death. The club's said in its announcement that Costa embodied Porto's values: 'dedication, leadership, passion, and an unwavering spirit of conquest.'
