With all due respect to the Coupe de la Ligue final in France and the Manchester derby in the Premier League, Europe’s most interesting contest this weekend is between Sevilla and Barcelona,La Liga’s two-best teams over the past six weeks, in a match where three points either way could have lasting ripple effects for the […]
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Tijuana's Arango Receives Two-Game Ban for Biting
The Mexican soccer federation on Tuesday handed Tijuana midfielder Juan Arango a two-game suspension for biting defender Jesus Zavala on the shoulder during the final minutes ofTijuana’s 4-3 home defeat to Monterrey. Though Zavala went down holding his left shoulder, the referee, who failed to see the incident took no action. Arango’s two-gamesuspension is interesting considering […]
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Suarez: Playing for Barca Harder Than Liverpool
In an interview with German sports daily kicker, Luis Suarez admits it is more difficult playing for Barcelona than it was at Liverpool, his previous employer, because he is affordedmuch less space in Spain than he was in the English Premier League. Despite a tough start to life in La Liga, the Uruguayan has eight […]
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Report: Actual Cost of Suarez's Barca Move: $315 Million
Luis Suarez’s move from Liverpool to Barcelona last summer topped Goal.com’s 2014 Goal Transfer List study, which calculates the maximum outlay of each of the 10 biggesttransfers of the past year. The study looks beyond the face value and reported transfer fees to uncover the true cost of the biggest summer acquisitions by analyzing factors […]
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Suarez: Biting 'is Relatively Harmless'
Luis Suarez has finally opened up about his feelings on the four-month ban he received from FIFA for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup last summer. In anexcerpt from his autobiography, Mi Vida, Luis Suarez, published by Spanish sports daily Marca, the Barcelona striker claims he was “treated like a criminal.” TheUruguayan goes […]
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Enrique: Suarez to Make Barca Clasico Debut
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique on Friday confirmed that Luis Suarez will play in Saturday’s Clasico vs. Real Madrid, although according to reports, he will most likelystart from the bench. The Barca striker, whose four-month ban from club soccer for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup expires on Friday, will finally make his debut at […]
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Barca Trio Surpasses 40 International Goals, Each
The Daily Mail reports that Barcelona’s front trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have all scored more than 40 goals each for their respective countries, despitecarrying an average age of just 25. During the most recent international break, Brazil international Neymar scored four against Japan while Argentina captain Messi and Uruguay striker Suarez […]
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Suarez Maintains Innocence in Racism Row
In an interview with Barca Magazine, former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez apologizes for the biting incidents that have dogged his career, but he maintains his innocence regarding theracist incident that involved former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in October 2011. The Uruguayan was later found guilty of the offense by a three-man FA panel, for […]
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Luis Suarez Ban Upheld in FIFA 15
Barcelona and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is not currently playable in the “career mode” of FIFA 15, the immensely popular video game from EA Sports, and will remain unplayableuntil his real-world ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in June runs its course on October 26. According to video game news […]
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Report: Man United Records Second-Biggest Spending Spree
According to Prime Time Sport’s Soccerex Transfer Review, Manchester United embarked on the second most expensive summer spending spree in history, paying out 196 million euros ($253.8million) to bring in Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao. That total has only ever been topped by the 265 million […]