Tag: Luis Suarez

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

  FIFA's calendar of world cups: US in 2026 and Uruguay/Argentina 2030?

  

  Two strong favourites have emerged to host the 2026 and 2030 World Cups. The UK is hopeful that they can follow Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 and bring the cup to the country for the first time since 1966.

• Thursday, July 10th 2014 - 21:36 UTC

  FIFA rejects Suarez appeal presented by the Uruguayan Football Association

  

  Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, banned from all soccer activity for four months and nine competitive internationals for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match, has lost his appeal, FIFA said.

• Saturday, July 5th 2014 - 08:48 UTC

  The Economist on Argentina: “The Luis Suarez of international finance”

  

  In its latest edition The Economist writes about Argentina’s debt stand-off, and states this “reflects a teenage attitude that rules are there to be broken”.

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:23 UTC

  “FIFA leaders are a bunch of old sons of bitches”, said Uruguay president Mujica

  

  FIFA leaders are “a bunch of old sons of bitches” and could have imposed sanctions “but certainly not fascist sanctions” complained Uruguay's president Jose Mujica referring to the suspension suffered by Uruguay's scorer Luis Alberto Suárez who was banned for nine matches and with four months of complete football inactivity.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:23 UTC

  Uruguay's coach resigns FIFA post to protest 'excessive' ban of Suarez

  

  Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has resigned his post in the FIFA strategic commission over the federation’s decision to ban Luis Suarez from the World Cup after the forward bit Italy’s defender Giorgio Chiellini during a group stage match.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 06:56 UTC

  Mujica strongly supports Suárez and blasts FIFA: “they went too far”

  

  Uruguay's president Jose Mujica blasted FIFA's Thursday decision to fine and suspend the country's main scorer Luis Suarez from any football activity for four months arguing the association that rules world football measures things with different rods, and since Uruguay “is a small country, it's cheap for them”.

• Friday, June 20th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

  Striker Suarez admitted having dreamt he would score two goals

  

  Striker Luis Suarez admitted he had dreamt he was going to score two goals, the two that helped Uruguay defeat England 2-1 in the 2014 World Cup and leaves the team led by Gerard in a most uncomfortable position.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 10:11 UTC

  Suarez resting at home expects to begin exercises next week

  

  Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is resting at home following a Thursday early morning arthroscopy, and should be back with recuperation exercises as early as next week, according to the latest sanitary report from the Uruguayan Football Association medical team.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 07:28 UTC

  Suarez to undergo knee surgery, according to sports news; Uruguay plays England 19 June

  

  Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez will undergo surgery on Thursday in a knee according to relatives and close friends of the best player of the English Premier league with the Liverpool colors.

• Monday, April 21st 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  Uruguay, team and country are unified behind coach

  

  The following piece was published by the NYT 18 April edition and is dedicated to Uruguay's football tradition and history. Uruguay's population is only 3.4 million but has an incredible record in world and regional cups victories, both with its national team and in clubs' competitions.