Suarez Heavily Linked With Barcelona Switch - Why The Striker Is Irreplaceable At Anfield

Following the aftermath of the biting scandal from a heated World Cup group match, the Metro are reporting that Luis Suarez may be leaving Liverpool after all. The powers that be at Anfield must have been shaking their heads after everything they had done for the Uruguay international, beginning when he was accused of racially abusing Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra and also including his bite of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

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Suarez's Actions Linked To Potential Barcelona Move - Why They May Be Insignificant

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has officially apologised to Giorgio Chiellini after biting the Italy defender in Uruguay’s recent World Cup game against the Azzurri.  What this means for 27-year-old forward’s future, however, is up for debate.

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A Bite Too Far - Why Luis Suarez's Antics Are Ruining A Great Career

Exactly what are the ramifications of biting another player?  Perhaps we should know after Luis Suarez’s highlighted the issue with an attack on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic just last year, yet the world of football finds itself perplexed again after a repeat incident.  The repeat offender, however, is the bigger talking point.

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Why Fans Should Give Luis Suarez A Break

A few months ago if I was asked to choose a few words to describe Luis Suarez, I guarantee that a majority of them would be quite vulgar. I was already was on the fence about him prior to the day of his afternoon Branislav Ivanovic snack, and that proved the final straw. I could not take his negative attitude any longer and I jumped on the bandwagon of Suarez-haters. However, once upon a time, I didn’t hate him, and slowly he’s starting to make his way back into my good graces.

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The World Cup seeding fiasco – Isn’t being blown out of proportion?

The announcement of the top seeds for the World Cup draw has been met with a significant amount of distain by a large chunk of the footballing world – but are they really the grave injustice we are being led to belief?

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World Cup Qualification Talking Points – The Americas

Mexico finally get on track at the ninth time of asking

With just a single victory from their opening eight games, Mexico were on the verge of achieving the incredibly difficult and failing to qualify from the North American hexagonal group.

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Uruguay Finally Find Their Form

Three qualifying games ago Uruguay found themselves in dire straits – with the possibility of the side who claimed fourth spot last term and whom many have been tipped as world cup dark horses, in real danger of failing to even make the tournament.

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Luis Suarez saga now approaching record levels of tediousness

What has happened to us, I ask you? Since when did we become so monopolised by our smart phones, our tablets (not the ones you take when you have a headache), and our high definition this and that? When was it that we started to rely on what a website named bloody twitter had to say on football transfers?

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FIFA World Rankings Update - The Talking Points

Are the rankings more accurate than we think?

Much is made of the validity of the rankings so it is probably firstly worth asking if you would expect the leading eight teams to form World Cup quarter finalists – if a tournament were to be played right now.

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Neymar could take Europe by storm (Video)

Brazil are safely through to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup, where they will face Uruguay, and the host nation has been producing some fantastic football during their opening three matches.

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The excitement of the Confederations Cup (Video)

The Confederations Cup has kicked off in Brazil and we are blessed with some football to fill the barren summer months where there is little to report on except transfer rumours and managerial appointments. The tournament is a strange mix of teams, from the established and historically successful powerhouses to a tiny island nation making their debut. European and World champions Spain are favourites to add yet another trophy to their growing collection, whilst the hosts will be keen to finally play some competitive football after such a long time contesting friendlies.

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South American Qualification Round Up

Earlier on this month we saw another pivotal two rounds of World Cup qualification take place in the ever competitive South American zone, games which have produced a significant impact on the overall qualification table.

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Like it or not Liverpool fans, Suarez exit is imminent

Even as a Liverpool fan you'd imagine it to be very difficult to fully support Luis Suarez.

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Time running out for fancied Uruguay

If you were asked to name a dark horse for the World Cup next Summer it is fair to say that more than a few individuals would suggest Uruguay as a team who fit such a tag given their wealth of talent, impressive fourth place last time out and the fact that they are the current COPA America Champions.

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World Cup 2014 - can Brazil win it?

When it was announced that Brazil would host the 2014 World Cup there was huge celebration that the competition was finally coming back to South America after an absence of 36 years. The Samba Boys are the only team to have competed in every single World Cup since its beginning in 1930 and they still remain the most successful country with five titles to their name. Will they manage to celebrate a home triumph and claim a sixth trophy?

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