Humurous depictions of the portuguese national flag

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Luís Afonso’s “footballitis” flag

In today’s edition of the PÚBLICA magazine there’s a cartoon by the resident cartoonist of the magazine and the newspaper Público, Luís Afonso, making fun of the footballitis that periodically sweeps this country. This weekend is one of these cases, because of a game between Porto and Benfica that might kick one of the two out of the struggle for the championship. The cartoon features an “alternative” portuguese flag, …
Jorge Candeias, 10 Feb 2002

Shield detail

…with a foot ball replacing the armilliary sphere, cups in the place of the castles in the bordure of Castille and the symbols of the 5 clubs that won the championship throughout its history in the place of the