Marcelo Bielsa set to be named Uruguay manager
CONMEBOL

Marcelo Bielsa set to be named Uruguay manager

Marcelo Bielsa looks set to return to the sidelines soon as the Uruguay national team manager. On Thursday, Fabrizio Romano stated the former Leeds United coach is about to sign his contract with the South American team's federation. The agreement is reportedly all agreed between the two sides. Now, it just needs an official signature. […]

CONMEBOL

/ 15 days ago

Marcelo Bielsa set to be named Uruguay manager

Marcelo Bielsa looks set to return to the sidelines soon as the Uruguay national team manager. On Thursday, Fabrizio Romano stated the former Leeds United coach is about to sign his contract with the South American team's federation. The agreement is reportedly all agreed between the two sides. Now, it just needs an official signature. […]

Leagues: LaLiga

/ 40 days ago

Valverde could get 12-game suspension for punching player

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde could earn a suspension as high as 12 games. The potential ban comes from a punch he threw at Villarreal's Alex Baena after Baena and the Yellow Submarine won at the Santiago Bernabeu. At points throughout the game, Valverde was visibly frustrated with the physical altercations from the Villarreal player. […]

Uruguay

/ 55 days ago

Marcelo Bielsa on verge of becoming Uruguay head coach

Marcelo Bielsa is close to returning to management as he is set to become the head coach of the Uruguay national football team. As per the reliable Argentine journalist Cesar Merlo, the 67-year-old is a step closer to taking over the South American side which had a disappointing World Cup in Qatar as they failed […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 75 days ago

Darwin Núñez at Liverpool: Unable to finish, or wildly unlucky?

Darwin Núñez arrived at Liverpool in the 2022 summer window from Benfica. His previous stint in Portugal was fruitful; he scored 34 goals in 40 total appearances. The game that caught the attention of many soccer fans and mainstream news outlets was Benfica vs. Barcelona, where Núñez netted a brace to triumph over a catastrophic […]

Argentina

/ 109 days ago

South America submits joint bid for 2030 World Cup

Focused on the 100-year anniversary of the inaugural World Cup, four nations in South America officially submitted a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Those countries are Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. The first three from that list have all hosted at least one World Cup in the past. Uruguay's inclusion in the list […]

Edinson Cavani

/ 119 days ago

FIFA ban Uruguay players after World Cup referee scuffle

FIFA has finally handed out bans to four Uruguay players for an incident at the World Cup. Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez have both been handed four-match bans. Diego Godin and Edinson Cavani were, on the other hand, issued a one-match suspension. The quartet was hit with the bans following their involvement in a […]

Uruguay

/ 176 days ago

VAR fails Uruguay after late penalty appeal dismissed

Uruguay left it late to join the party in Qatar, producing its only noteworthy performance in the final group game. On the back of the miserable loss against Portugal, Diego Alonso ditched his oversized hipster white trainers and three man defense. In its place, he opted for an old fashioned pair of formal brown leather […]

Ghana

/ 176 days ago

South Korea qualifies for knockout round in frantic finish

Group H of the 2022 World Cup finished in a frenetic way, as South Korea advanced to the knockout round. Entering matchday three, Portugal was the only team in the group guaranteed qualification to the knockout round. South Korea, despite entering the game against the Portuguese with just one point, ultimately grabbed the second spot […]

Ghana

/ 177 days ago

Luis Suarez refuses to apologize for infamous handball

Uruguay star Luis Suarez has refused to apologize for his handball incident at the 2010 World Cup. The striker blatantly blocked a goal-bound ball with his arms in the final stages of a quarterfinal matchup against Ghana. Suarez was sent off for the deliberate handball incident. However, Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty that would have […]

Portugal

/ 180 days ago

Portugal-Uruguay penalty decision ends in controversy

The Portugal-Uruguay penalty controversy was one of many talking points out of Monday's World Cup game, but there were other issues for Uruguay to worry about. No width and no wits. That pretty much sums up Uruguay's performance against Portugal in the first 60 minutes. Despite the security of an experienced three man central defense […]

Uruguay

/ 184 days ago

Uruguay fails to inspire against South Korea

It was not a great match. Uruguay and South Korea locked horns for Group H's first match, and it was a dull affair. Well done if you managed to sit through it all. Uruguay lined up with a strong midfield of Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur and Federico Valverde but lacked pace and width. Starting Martin […]