[BRAZIL 2014] FIFA suspended Luis Suarez for Uruguay’s nine official matches and banned him from soccer for four months,which will rule him out of the start of Liverpool’s English Premier League and UEFA Champions League seasons. The ruling came after FIFA’s disciplinary committee determined that Suarez had bittenGiorgio Chiellini. Unless Uruguay reaches the semifinals, the […]
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Liverpool Legends: Suarez Has Shamed Our Club
While Liverpool remains silent about FIFA’s ongoing investigation into Luis Suarez’s latest biting episode, former Liverpool players think the Uruguayan should be kicked out ofAnfield. Video evidence suggests that Suarez did indeed bite Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s 1-0 win on Tuesday, and FIFA is expected to make its ruling on the matter bythe end […]
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Faves & Likes: Time to play hooky, Jogi's KO tactics
[SOCIAL MEDIA ROUNDUP] Thursday is the big day, and Jurgen Klinsmann has a note for you to give your boss. Hopefully, it’snot too late to fax it in. German counterpart Joachim Loew has a plan, according to Bild, to KO his former boss. TimLincecum‘s U.S. jersey arrived the same day as he tossed his second […]
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FIFA Investigating Suarez Incident
FIFA on Wednesday said it had opened up an investigation on Luis Suarez for apparently biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini duringUruguay’s 1-0 win on Tuesday. If found guilty, the Liverpool striker faces a minimum ban of two games, or a maximum ban of 24 games or two years, whichever comes first. A ruling on the […]
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Thursday's Winners & Losers
[BRAZIL 2014] Luis Suarez was hoisted by his teammates after one of the greatindividual performances at a recent World Cup, scoring twice for Uruguay to beat England, 2-1, and gain revenge against a country in which he is considered a villain. There was also perhaps the bestindividual goal of the tournament from Ivorian Gervinho in […]
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Was England undone by bad luck or bad defending?
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Here are few thoughts in the aftermath of a Group D meeting in SaoPaulo between past World Cup winners decided by two goals from Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. SUAREZ COMES BACKFIRING. A 3-1 Uruguayan loss to Costa Rica without Suarez in its group opener ratcheted up speculation regarding his availability to […]
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World Cup Today: Thursday
[BRAZIL 2014] Four weeks after undergoing meniscus surgery on his knee, Luis Suarez made his return to the Uruguay nationalteam in dramatic fashion, scoring two goals to lead the Celeste past England, 2-1. In Thursday’s early game, Colombiaheld off Ivory Coast, 2-1, with all three goals coming in a wild second half. The Cafeteros became […]