One big-name star has weighed in on MLS Cup, and he has come out in support of the Seattle Sounders. Barcelona star Luis Suarez wants the Sounders to win — specifically countrymen Nicolas Lodeiro with whom he played at Ajax and Alvaro Fernandez, another player with whom he has played on Uruguay’s national team.
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The circus act comes to the Camp Nou
Barcelona got bad news on Wednesday as it lost star Lionel Messi, who limped off with a groin injury during its game against Atletico Madrid and will be sidelined for three weeks. Messi went down with a knee injury almost a year ago to the day. He missed five games, but Barcelona survived without him, […]
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Messi scores sixth UCL hat trick
Barcelona opened its UEFA Champions League campaign with a 7-0 win over Celtic. Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat trick to hand Celtic its heaviest ever European defeat.Luis Suarez added two goals while Neymar had a goal and four assists.
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Neymar missed out on UEFA's Best Player shortlist
Only two thirds of Barcelona’s MSN trio — Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi — made the cut for UEFA’s Best Player in Europe award. Brazilian Neymar did not make the shortlist. Champions League winner Real Madrid leads all teams with four player on the 10-player list: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Pepe. Alsomaking […]
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Centenario group phase serves up plenty of spectacle, drama, and controversy
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Group play is done, the quarterfinals are just ahead. Eight teams have advanced and eight others– two of which have already fired their head coaches –- are watching from afar. If it’s not surprising that six of the eight quarterfinalists are from South America, the absence of Braziland Uruguay is not […]
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Copa Central: Luis Suarez's bad night
Luis Suarezcan’t escape controversy — even when he doesn’t play. Uruguay, a winner of a record 15 Copa America titles, exited the Copa Centenario when it was upset by Venezuela, 1-0. Suarez, who missed the Celeste’s opening loss to Mexico with a hamstring injury, was listed on the Uruguay roster sheet as injured and unavailable […]
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Copa Centenario: Luis Suarez might play for Uruguay after all
Despite confirmation of the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s Copa del Rey final, Barcelona star Luis Suarez will join Uruguay’s national team on June 1 ahead of the Copa Centenario.Barca issued a statement that Suarez will begin his rehabilitation in Barcelona, then join Uruguay in the United States, where a final decision on his […]
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What They're Saying: Luis Suarez
“I had never done this, not even in practice. I am not obsessed with scoring goals, but they are more than welcomed if they help the team toward its goal of the league title.” –Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, who set a Spanish La Liga record as he scored four goals in back-to-back games, following up on […]
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Suarez 'privileged' to overtake Ronaldo
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says he’s “privileged” to overtake former Barca star Ronaldo after scoring four goals against Deportivo La Coruna to move ahead of the Brazilian’s tally of48 goals in a season with 49. The only player who has scored more is Lionel Messi, who has the club record of 73 goals in a […]
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So much for Barcelona's scoring woes
Barcelona can’t score? Don’t ask Deportivo Coruna, which suffered a humiliating 8-0 loss at home on Wednesday to Barca, which had lost three La Liga games in a row and exited the Champions League aweek ago to Atletico Madrid. Luis Suarez scored four goals and assisted on three others in the win. Barca remained tied […]