User:S4mon/portugal sandbox

The Portuguese were one of the first Europeans to explore Africa. They have influenced a lot of their former colonies, notably in the realm of football. This was mostly due to the concept of Lusotropicalism, which became popularized during the tenure of Antonia Salazar. Eventually Portugal would attempt to integrate their colonies, which would lead to them having many African players in the teams in the mainland. Introduced in the colonies in as early as the 19th century, football became increasingly. By the 1950s many Africans would support football teams in the mainland. The popularity of the game in the colonies also meant that there were many people who wanted to play it professionally. One such player was Eusébio, who was from Mozambique. He played in the Portuguese National Team and there were many more like him. Football became very popular in Angola during the 20th century. Football was mostly spread to Angola by the Portuguese people who settled in the colonies. This was mostly due to the fact that immigration to the colonies was encouraged, both Angola and Mozambique saw an influx of Portuguese migrants. Football became very popular in Angola and people started to follow teams that were from the Portuguese mainland. In the latter half of the 20th century, Portugal would recruit many players form Angola. Miguel Arcanjo was one such player who played in Portugal. The colonial players would help Portuguese teams win many championships. Football was a very popular sport in Portuguese Mozambique. Mozambique saw a sizable population of Portuguese people immigrate there during the 20th century. This was a biproduct of the policies of Estado Novo and how they saw their colonies. It would become increasingly popular as it would spread throughout the colony. There was a lot of infrastructure in Mozambique to prepare the players to play professionally. This would allow many players form the colonies to easily play for the national teams. Players form Mozambique contributed a lot to the Portuguese Football success. Eusébio was a notable player from Mozambique and is considered one of the greatest football players.