Uruguay and Liverpool were both stunned today when FIFA announced that Luis Suarez had been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. The Premier League’s player of the year will miss the rest of the World Cup and well as at least the first nine games of the […]
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It would be the blockbuster deal of the summer if it is true. According to BeIN Sports, Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has agreed to move to Real Madrid and that the deal will be announced once the World Cup finishes. Falcao was not happy with life in Ligue 1, and according to the Spanish newspaper […]
A year after a failed transfer attempt that made United the laughingstock of Europe, Manchester United have finally signed Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera. United were unwilling to meet Herrera’s €36m (£30.5m) release clause a year ago, but with that clause rising to €42m (£33.5m ) on July 1, United decided to pull the trigger […]
Diego Godin’s late goal gave Uruguay a 1-0 win over 10-man Italy, a result that saw them advance to the knockout stages, but the match was overshadowed by an incident in which Luis Suarez took a bite out of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. Suarez, who served lengthy bans for biting opponents while playing for both […]
Interesting story by Dave Kidd in the Mirror, that new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will try Wayne Rooney in a deep-lying midfield role during the teams USA tour next month. According to Kidd, And after consulting the Ryan Giggs on the issue, LVG is looking for ways to play Robin van Persie, Juan […]
According to the Express, Arsene Wenger is lining-up a €19m move for Mario Mandzukic in case he cannot sign Mario Balotelli. The Gunners have been strongly linked with a move for Balotelli for weeks now, and this past week his agent, Mino Raiola seemed to welcome the overtures from Arsenal: “Arsenal are a fantastic club,” […]
Luis Suarez just loves playing against English defenders. After tearing up the Premier League last season for Liverpool, where he scored 31 goals, Suarez did the same in San Paulo on Thursday as his two goals led Uruguay to a 2-1 victory over England. A defeat that leaves England’s World Cup future hanging by a […]