Sports is one of the most common forms of entertainment and recreation in the city. Some of the popular Lisbon sports are golf, football, hockey, rugby, athletics, cycling, swimming and wrestling. There are numerous sportsmen from the city who have represented the country in various international games. The city has a very well developed infrastructure to encourage sports and games.
In Lisbon, football is the most popular sports. There are many football clubs of Lisbon that have been working consistently for the development of the game. SL Benfica is one of the most famous football club which has a 65,000 seat stadium known as the the UEFA 5-Star Stadium Estádio da Luz. Benfica has a long tradition of being victorious in various football competitions. It won the UEFA Champions League twice and qualified till the finals seven times. Another
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major football team of Lisbon is Sporting Clube de Portugal which also has a stadium Estádio José de Alvalade stadium with 52,000 sea. The stadium is at UEFA 5-Star stadium. Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the legendary footballers of Lisbon.
Rink hockey is another game that is very famous in the city. The national team has won 15 world titles and 20 European titles. F.C. Porto, Óquei de Barcelos, S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP are some of the rink hockey clubs in Lisbon that have contributed immensely in training and flourishing the national team.
The city has also been successful in other sports like fencing, surfing, cycling, windsurfing, kite surf, athletics, kayaking, sailing, swimming and shooting. Lisbon Sports has a very glorious history as it has represented the country in several world championships and even won.
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