Banned for an entire season: Luis Suarez suspensions add up to 38 club games in four years June 26, 2014 Luis Suarez will have been suspended a total of 38 club matches in the four years from November 2010, the equivalent of an entire Premier League season, without having been sent off once. Fifa's disciplinary committee announced that the Uruguayan striker was banned for nine international matches and suspended from all football related activity for [...]
Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph earns them £46m June 26, 2014 Real Madrid's tenth European championship crown saw them net £46m in prize money as the 32 Champions League clubs shared a total £726m this season, according to figures released by Uefa. Spain, with £133m earned by its clubs, was the country with the largest share of the pool thanks largely to a memorable all-Madrid final. [...]
City swoop for £12m Fernando June 25, 2014 FOOTBALL: Premier League champions Manchester City have agreed a £12m deal to sign defensive midfielder Fernando from Porto. The 26-year-old Brazilian is City’s second summer signing after Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna joined on a free transfer.
What Keynes can teach us about England’s World Cup failure June 25, 2014 SO FAREWELL, then, England! Yet another failure by our boys at the highest levels of football. Despite their stupendous salaries, our players were once again unable to exhibit the necessary skills, a point which seems to exercise many fans of the game. Tens of thousands, if not millions, of words have been written about the [...]
Luis Suarez bite ban: Could Suarez face a Premier League suspension? June 25, 2014 Serial biter Luis Suarez faces an anxious wait to discover his fate after Fifa launched disciplinary proceedings against the Uruguayan for appearing to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, in the third such incident of his career. Those looking at the rule book today to establish how bad things could get for the Liverpool forward have [...]
Celtic drawn against Reykjavik June 23, 2014 FOOTBALL: Scottish Premier League title-holders Celtic have been drawn to play Reykjavik in the second qualifying round for the European Champions League. The first leg, to be played on 15 or 16 July, is set to take place at Murrayfield as Celtic’s home Parkhead is being readied as a venue for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.
Barclays set for Premier League sponsorship challenge June 23, 2014 The English Premier League is set to open up its sponsorship to bidders for the first time in 12 years, putting Barclays at risk of losing branding rights when its existing sponsorship ends at the close of the 2015-2016 season. Barclays currently pays £40m a year for the sponsorship, but Premier League clubs have voted [...]
Luis Suarez in stats: Just how good is he? June 20, 2014 As Luis Suarez's double last night seemingly crushed England's dreams of qualification from the World Cup's group stages, the Uruguayan's performance should hardly have come as a surprise. England's in-form forward Daniel Sturridge temped fate by publicly saying he would be happy to see his Liverpool teammate on the pitch in tonight's game between the two sides [...]
Suarez revels in chance to silence his haters June 19, 2014 URUGUAY striker Luis Suarez said his brace to virtually end England’s stay in Brazil was payback for his mistreatment while playing for Liverpool. The 27-year-old was named Players’ Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Player of the Year after a stellar season in the Premier League. But Suarez has endured a chequered past, serving [...]
World Cup in brief June 18, 2014 Portugal sweating on Ronaldo PORTUGAL forward Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to complete yesterday’s full training session as he continues to struggle with a knee injury. The Real Madrid star is doubtful for Sunday’s match against USA in Manaus and Portugal’s final Group G contest against Ghana. Vanishing spray given red card VANISHING spray being used [...]