O Jogo

This article is about the magazine. For the 2003 Brazilian TV series, see O Jogo (TV series).

O Jogo (Portuguese pronunciation: [u ˈʒoɣu]; English: The Game) is a Portuguese daily sport newspaper published in Porto.

O Jogo

Front page of O Jogo from 22 May 2008
Type	Daily Sports newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Global Media Group
Founded	22 February 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-22)
Language	Portuguese
Headquarters	Porto
Circulation	28,900 (2010)
Website	www.ojogo.pt

History and profile

O Jogo was first published on 22 February 1985 by the Jornal de Notícias company in Porto, and it is seen as appealing mainly to supporters of FC Porto,^[1][2] being publicly criticized by Benfica,^[3][4] suppressing the gap of the two other national sports newspapers, A Bola and Record. O Jogo has also a Lisbon edition.

O Jogo is published in tabloid format.^[5] The paper was sold in 1995 to Lusomundo Media subsidiary Jornalinveste,^[1] which was later absorbed into Controlinveste in 2005 after Lusomundo Media merged with Olivedesportos, before renaming itself as Global Media Group in 2015.

Circulation

The circulation of O Jogo was 34,837 copies in 2002, 40,677 copies in 2003 and 49,809 copies in 2004.^[6] The circulation of the paper was 44,878 copies in 2005, 41,473 copies in 2006 and 35,976 copies in 2007.^[6] Its 2010 circulation was 28,900 copies.^[7]

Player of the Year

	Player	Club
2012
2013
2016
2017	Yacine Brahimi	Porto
2018
2019	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting CP

Teams of the Year

Since 2012, O Jogo has organised the Team of the Year award, which distinguishes the best 11 players of the calendar year of the Primeira Liga.

2012 Source:[8] Pos. Player Club GK Helton Porto RB Maxi Pereira Benfica CB Nicolás Otamendi Porto CB Ezequiel Garay Benfica LB Alex Sandro Porto DM Fernando Porto CM Axel Witsel Benfica CM João Moutinho Porto RW James Rodríguez Porto LW Hulk Porto CF Jackson Martínez Porto

2013 Source:[9] Pos. Player Club GK Rui Patrício Sporting CP RB Danilo Porto CB Eliaquim Mangala Porto CB Ezequiel Garay Benfica LB Alex Sandro Porto DM Fernando Porto CM Enzo Pérez Benfica CM João Moutinho Porto RW James Rodríguez Porto LW Nicolás Gaitán Benfica CF Jackson Martínez Porto

2016 Source:[10] Pos. Player Club GK Ederson Benfica RB Nélson Semedo Benfica CB Victor Lindelöf Benfica CB Felipe Porto LB Álex Grimaldo Benfica CM João Mário Sporting CP CM Danilo Pereira Porto CM Adrien Silva Sporting CP AM Gelson Martins Sporting CP CF Jonas Benfica CF André Silva Porto

2017 Source:[11] Pos. Player Club GK Rui Patrício Sporting CP RB Ricardo Pereira Porto CB Iván Marcano Porto CB Felipe Porto LB Alex Telles Porto DM Danilo Pereira Porto CM Bruno Fernandes Sporting CP RM Gelson Martins Sporting CP LM Yacine Brahimi Porto CF Vincent Aboubakar Porto CF Bas Dost Sporting CP

References

1. Prasidh Kumar Mishra (10 October 2010). Sports Journalism. Pinnacle Technology. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-61820-463-9.
2. "Benfica contra Oliveira, PT e Zon" [Benfica against [Joaquim] Oliveira, PT (Portugal Telecom) and ZON]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. "Comunicado: O Jogo e a falta de vergonha" [Press release: O Jogo and the lack of shame]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. "Comunicado" [Announcement]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
5. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. Paulo Faustino. "Media Concentration, Market Dynamics and Pluralism of Information: the Portuguese case" (PDF). International Political Science Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
7. Imprensa: Circulation Portugal 2010 Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 August 2011 (pt)
8. "João Moutinho e mais dez craques" [João Moutinho and ten more aces]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
9. "O melhor onze da I Liga" [The best eleven of the I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
10. "Iniciativa O JOGO: eis o melhor onze de 2016" [O JOGO initiative: the best eleven of 2016]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
11. "Iniciativa O JOGO: o onze do ano 2017" [The Game initiative: the eleven of 2017]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links

• Official website