Luis Suarez will return to the Uruguayan national team for the first time since the 2014 World Cup Friday when it plays Brazil in Recife. He was handed a nine-game international ban forbiting Giorgio Chiellini. “I am very happy to be back with the national team,” Suarez said. “It’s a special feeling because of all the […]
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Exodus of players to China adds headaches for South American coaches
By the time South American World Cup qualifying resumes in late March, more than four months will have passed since the last round of qualifiers –- and much has changed. A wildspending on players by Chinese Super League clubs has brought many South American players to that far-off land, posing questions to the national-team head […]
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WCQ: Ecuador is surprise leader in South America
Ecuador was the only of six 2014 World Cup 2014 finalists from South America not to reach the knockout stage in Brazil, but it is the best team in South America, now three dates into the start of the2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. Ecuador’s 2-1 win over Uruguay on goals by Felipe Caicedo and Fidel […]
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What They're Saying: Nacional president Eduardo Ache
“Imagine you play two games and receive a minimum $5 million. The answer is straightforward.” — Eduardo Ache, president of Uruguayanclub Nacional, on whether it would agree to participate in the proposed 64-team Americas Champions League club competition. The $5 million for being eliminated in the first round (two-leg series) isonly slightly less than the […]
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WCQ: Wins for Uruguay and Paraguay on the road
World Cup 2018 qualifying got underway on Thursday in South America. Early results included wins for Uruguay and Paraguay on the road. Uruguay’s 2-0 win over Bolivia was its first ever in 10qualifiers in La Paz. Paraguay scored an 85th-minute winner from Derlis Gonzalez for a 1-0 victory at Venezuela. Colombia made a 2-0 winning […]
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Nothing compares to South America's World Cup qualifying marathon
You know the next World Cup cannot be too far off when the big boys begin qualifying. Russia 2018 qualifying gets underway Thursday in South America (TV schedule). Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and James Rodriguez are among the missing forthe first two of 18 dates in the most competitive — and surely most grueling […]
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Juve suspends Caceres after smashing Ferrari
Juventus defender Martin Caceres missed Wednesday’s Champions League match against his former club, Sevilla, after he was suspended and fined for hisinvolvement in a drunk-driving incident in Turin on Monday. According to a report by Italian news agency Ansa, the Uruguayan international was over the legal limit when his Ferrari crashed into parkedcars and a […]
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Chile's Jara Receives Three-Game Ban
Chile defender Gonzalo Jara has been suspended for three matches by the Copa America disciplinary committee for provoking Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani during its 1-0 Copa Americaquarterfinal win. Jara came up behind Cavani and poked him in the backside. The Uruguay forward reacted by raising his hand toward Jara’s head and the Chilean collapsed feigning injury. Thereferee […]
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Sampaoli Hails 'Difficult' Win
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli hailed his team’s 1-0 Copa America quarter-final win against Uruguay as a defining moment as they sealed a berth in the semifinals courtesy of a solitaryMauricio Isla goal. “Beating Uruguay is a defining moment and an important step because Uruguay, at this stage, are difficult for any team,” Sampaoli told reporters. “Chile […]
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Copa America: Host Chile edges defending champ Uruguay
Mauricio Isla scored with 10 minutes left in regulation to give host Chile a 1-0 win over defending champion Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the Copa Americabefore 45,304 fans in Santiago. The Celeste, who had knocked the host team out of the last two Copa Americas, finished with nine players after having EdinsonCavani and Jorge […]