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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Historically, soccer fans overlook Uruguay more than any other nation in regards to the World Cup. 'La Celeste' is the original master of the beautiful game. Uruguay pioneered success on the world's stage for generations. 'The Sky Blues' hold the coveted feat of winning the first World Cup in 1930. It repeated that glory upon […]

Darwin Núñez enters a Liverpool squad that was one game away from completing an illustrious quadruple. In the end, the Reds won the two lesser trophies of that set, the FA Cup and the League Cup. It lost the Premier League on the final day and got shutout in the Champions League Final. Goal-scoring was […]

The final series of home games prior to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar got off to a flying start for the US as they were resounding 3-0 winners against a Morocco team that will also be in Qatar this November. It saw Brendan Aaronson open the scoring, Tim Weah get back into form, and […]

Uruguay presents an interesting opportunity for the USMNT. After all, the U.S. has little to no familiarity with frequent World Cup teams outside CONCACAF. That's not to take anything away from Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. Clearly, these are strong sides with talented players. Instead, it is simply a style of play. Nations in South […]

In advance of the 2022 World Cup, South America's upcoming qualifying games will be on fuboTV in the United States. The live-TV service acts as a hub for soccer, providing coverage for games throughout the world. As the company already streamed the prior sets of games, they've now added games from September 2, 5 and […]

For years England’s central midfield zone was consumed with one conundrum summed up by two names: Steven Gerrard and  Frank Lampard. Both were great players for their clubs. Powerful, charismatic,adept in front of goal, and decent passers. Both had won numerous accolades at club level and at their peak, were considered two of the best […]

There was something about the game between Uruguay and Netherlands that was sublime. And it wasn't just the goals – even though all five were glorious. It was the way that both teams played their hearts out and the incredible ending where it seemed that the injury time kept on running and that the final […]

World Cup 2010 has been a challenging tournament for fans of the beautiful game. There have been beautiful goals, incredible teamwork and wonderful stories. But there has also been injustices and, at the end of the day, the sport of soccer has been tarnished. Whether it's Luis Suarez cheating to prevent Ghana from securing a […]