Montevideo (AFP) – Luis Suarez has signed a short-term contract to rejoin his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, the club's president said on Wednesday. Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary agreement to return to the outfit where he started his career and […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Luis Suarez has signed a short-term contract to rejoin his boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, the club's president said on Wednesday. Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary agreement to return the outfit where he started his career and on […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Former Barcelona and Liverpool star Luis Suarez announced on Tuesday he has reached "a preliminary agreement" to return to his first club Nacional for three months ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Striker Suarez, 35, left Atletico Madrid at the end of last season and is looking for a new club. […]

Pamplona (Spain) (AFP) – Luis Suarez's phenomenal long-range strike lifted  the mood at Atletico Madrid on Saturday as they beat Osasuna 3-0 ahead of Wednesday's Champions League game against Manchester United. Joao Felix smashed Atletico into the lead in Pamplona before driving a pass downfield for Suarez to chase. The Uruguayan shot before Osasuna goalkeeper […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez reunites with Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday and for another 90 minutes, a fans' favourite and cherished former club will have to be enemies again. The last time Suarez met Liverpool in Spain was also the first time since he left the club five years earlier in 2014 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Uruguay will be without Luis Suarez for this week's World Cup qualifiers after Atletico Madrid revealed on Monday that the striker is suffering from a left knee injury. Suarez is believed to have picked up the injury during Sunday's 2-2 draw against Villarreal in which he scored.   "Atletico Madrid's medical team […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona will appeal against the second yellow card given against Luis Suarez in their Spanish Cup semi-final that will see the Uruguay forward miss May's final, the Spanish champions said on Wednesday. Suarez, whose goal gave Barca a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou on Tuesday that saw them […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Luis Suarez is hoping an appeal will save him from missing the Copa del Rey final after being sent off for Barcelona in a bad-tempered semi-final, second leg against Atletico Madrid. Suarez scored Barcelona's goal as three players were dismissed in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday that secured Barca's place in a […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Luis Suarez became the third-fastest player to score 100 goals for Barcelona after reaching his century in just 120 games on Wednesday — trumping even Lionel Messi. The Uruguayan volleyed home Neymar's cross in acrobatic fashion at the Camp Nou to put Barca 1-0 up on Athletic Bilbao in the second leg […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez hopes teammate Lionel Messi will follow his lead by signing a long-term contract to see out the remainder of his prime years at the Camp Nou. Suarez celebrated a new five-year deal by scoring twice in a 4-1 rout of Espanyol on Sunday as Barca closed to within […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Luis Suarez celebrated his bumper new five-year Barcelona deal in style with a double as the champions defeated Espanyol 4-1 in the Catalan derby to move to within three points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid. However, it was Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi's skills that stole the show as Barca took […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Luis Suarez has agreed a new contract with Barcelona, keeping him at the Camp Nou until June 2021, the Spanish champions announced on Thursday. The 29-year-old Uruguay striker's new deal, which had been in the pipeline for some time, features a 200 million-euro (£167 million, $208 million) release clause.  Barcelona said Suarez, […]

Barcelona (AFP) – European Golden Shoe winner Luis Suarez said negotiations to extend his contract with Barcelona until 2021 were running smoothly. The 29-year-old, who claimed the award for a second time after finishing top scorer across Europe last season, originally joined Barcelona on a five-year deal from Liverpool in 2014. "Negotiations are moving along […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's Uruguayan star Luis Suarez on Thursday collected the Golden Shoe award for the leading scorer in Europe last season and admitted he never imagined being the most prolific member of such a star-studded attack. "I didn't imagine myself as the top scorer, I only thought about being a champion, winning the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to move to the top of La Liga as Luis Suarez and Neymar were on target in a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Gijon. The hosts enjoyed the better of the opening half-hour, but were hit by a two-goal Barca burst in three minutes as […]