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January 2034 A perfect start to 2034, and we're into 3rd.

December 2033 It looks like we'll be fighting it out with Sporting and Porto for the Champions League spots. We get a terrible draw, but Liverpool haven't made the final for 10 years. It's good to see Porto and Benfica both progressing, and they definitely have winnable ties. Another strong preview. National Team We get a group we can definitely qualify from, and there are some interesting teams here with some notable omissions. Just take a look at these African qualifying groups: Then there's this one: Some definite corruption somewhere

November 2033 The win over Sporting was really crucial, and we need a win at home against Dortmund to progress to the knockouts. Even if we don't get the result we want we're in the Europa knockouts. National Team World Cup participation secured but Croatia won't be happy missing out.

October 2033 We're back into the top 6, and we hold a slim lead over Dortmund in the final knockout spot. National Team Romania FM us and bring us back down to earth, and it's suddenly really close in this group.

September 2033 If we win our games in hand we go top 6, so it's not as bad as it looks. We also draw Dortmund and Chelsea in two huge results. National Team The winning streak continues, and qualification looms.

August 2033 We haven't beaten Famalicao in 2 years, so why would we change that now? On a more positive note we're back into the Champions League groups. Chelsea will be a step too far, and probably Dortmund as well, but I fully expect to beat Bohemians. Nice to see Larne of Northern Ireland qualify, and Benfica and Porto can potentially qualify from their group. Transfers (Out) Our backup Libero leaves for a tidy profit, and our new purchase from Morocco steps up in his place.

2033 Preseason No Champions League last season meant we were operating with about half the transfer budget we had for this season. Only the loanee from Benfica will feature in the first team, with the others hoping to develop into fringe players. Central Midfielder About as perfect a preseason as we could've asked for. Predicted a clear 4th, but I want at least 3rd again. National Team Portugal were absolutely dominant in June, winning the Nations League with ease and moving us up to 4th in the world

Incredibly positive signs at the end of the season with a thumping win over Benfica, and we are robbed of our maiden European title by an 88th minute goal by a 36 year old before going on to lose 7-6 on penalties. Painful, but positive. Best XI Iván Ortiz - William Felipe - Javi Record Breakers Award Winners Progress

April 2033 We're back in the Champions League next season We also have a chance to make the Conference League final after new youth product João Santos 12A* scored a hattrick against Feyenoord, breaking the club's youngest scorer record as a result.

March 2033 We still have a decent gap to 4th. After defeating one Dutch team, we now face Feyenoord for a spot in the last 4, a team we have never not defeated. National Team We get off to a dominating start in the WCQ.

2033 Youth Intake João Santos 12A* - Aristote Andre 12B - Nuno Pereira 12C* João Santos 12A* is quite possibly the best player I've ever had come through an intake. He's already rated 79 as an AF, which is enough for him to start for the first team. Due to registration he can't play in the league, but I might include him in the continental games and see how he goes. Not detracting from the overall quality of the intake though, as everyone except one will be signed.

February 2033 A win and a loss, and we're 8 points clear of 4th.

January 2033 Transfers (Out) We sell our starting striker back to Brazil for 4.5m more than we bought him for, and Vermudt had his release clause met by Villarreal so off he goes for 3.4m profit. Transfers (In) Initially brought in as Mauricio's replacement, he is an excellent mezzala so he's been slotted into there. Another extremely busy month as we catch up on all of our games in hand, and we're comfortably top 3 at this point.

December 2032 The back end of the month saw some fixture congestion and our depth was exposed. That being said, we seem to be a comfortable 3rd at this stage. Another excellent preview. National Team A relatively easy WCQ group, with only Croatia having the potential to trouble us in my opinion.

November 2032 The unbeaten run continues, and we're safely through to the Conference League knockouts. National Team We did our absolute best to bottle it, but we're through to the semis against Spain.

October 2032 We beat Porto for first time in 19 attempts! National Team We've beaten France, so it's in our hands to make the semis.

September 2032 An unbeaten month, we can go top of the league if we win our games in hand, and we get off to a flyer in the Conference League. National Team Looks like it'll be between France and us in this group.

August 2032 It's been a decent start so far. I expect to breeze through our group. There are some pretty cool teams too from Lithuania and Latvia, just to name a few.

2032 Preseason Even though we have more money to spend on transfers we were still able to find some bargains and some immediate contributors. Wing Backs Defensive Midfielder Struggled through our Conference League qualifiers, but we survive for now. Top 4, the expectations are finally on par with my own.

Euro 2032 Review We managed to beat Italy and topped the group! Not too many surprises here, except maybe Israel qualifying at Croatia's expense. Bulgaria also were flogged 8-1 by Scotland and 5-1 by Belgium. A semi final spot is a fantastic achievement, and we were quite unlucky to lose to England on penalties. But at least we beat Spain.

We scrape into the Conference League on the final day, a massive sigh of relief. Best XI Iván Ortiz - André Dias - William Felipe Record Breakers Award Winners Progress

April 2032 Losses to Benfica and Boavista move us 4 points away from 6th. We may miss out on Europe for the first time in 7 seasons. Everton also demonstrated superior quality as we were swiftly eliminated from the Europa League. National Team We have a tough group in the form of Italy, but 2nd place should be easily achievable. We also have our work cut out to repeat the Euro League semi final appearance, as we'll have to get through France.

March 2032 Finally drawn level with Famalicao! An excellent 2 leg performance against Lyon sees us achieve a club best quarter final appearance, where we'll face Everton, who are currently 11th in the Premier League. National Team A loss to Holland in a friendly, but there was some heavy rotation.

2032 Youth Intake Filipe Bondoso 11A* - Daniel Kasungu 11B - Tiago Guerreiro 11C* Another very strong looking intake, with 5 players probably considered promising by the game once they join.

February 2032 We're a win away from the top 6, but it remains to be seen if we'll be able to get there. We get past Marseille, and are rewarded with a more difficult challenge in Lyon.