On Twitter, we joked that Liverpool's Luis Suarez would have some interesting headlines to read as he tucks into his All-Bran(islav) tomorrow morning. The talented @FeintZebra has kindly turned the Uruguayan's favourite fictional cereal into reality. See Suarez biting Branislav Ivanovic here.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez could be set for another lengthy ban after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. The Uruguayan striker helped himself to a chunk of Ivanovic's arm during a run-of-the-mill coming together between the pair. He does have biting form having previously sunk his gnashers into PSV Eindhoven's Ottman Bakkal in 2010 during his [.
Luis Suarez's commitment to equality is well documented. The Liverpool striker is exacting in his demands of fairness to all including his fouling policy. The Uruguayan demonstrated this by leaving the boot in on a member of the Liverpool Ladies team at a media event ahead of their season.
Damage limitation is a strategy with which Liverpool are becoming increasingly familiar in their dealings with Luis Suarez. The striker's recent comments that if another team "with more prospects of competing in international club competition games" approached him "they are very welcome", will not only have put Europe's top clubs on high alert, but will [.
Luis Suarez was instrumental in Liverpool's valiant attempts at a Europa League comeback against Zenit St Petersburg but again found the time to blot his copybook before the end of the match. The Uruguayan appeared to stamp on Tomas Hubocan's back in what looked like an entirely avoidable incident in the closing stages of [.
Luis Suarez has admitted he dived to try and win a penalty against Stoke in October. The spot-kick was not awarded and the match ended 0-0, but Potters boss Tony Pulis called for retrospective action to be taken against the Liverpool striker. He's now admitted that he did dive. The Uruguayan said: "I don't listen [.
Luis Suarez is demanding that Liverpool's marketing team rebrand the club's current promotional slogan to better reflect the sharing of the workload at Anfield. The talismanic striker is reportedly fed up of being the only player making a useful contribution to the Reds' performances. After once again getting Brendan Rodgers' side out of jail in [.
A match for experimentation, a result that came oh so close to going the wrong way.
Downing at left back, a more orthodox 4-3-3 with Shelvey and Gerrard notably ahead of Allen, and
Henderson and Morgan – making his senior debut – on the left and right of the front three.
Gera tries to break through the Liverpool midfield...
Image: guardian.co.ukIt was a poor start for Brendan Rodgers on Saturday as his Liverpool side
fell to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Steve Clarke's West Brom. A contrasting first half for the
Reds made it look like a victory was possible even when Gera netted a peach but in the second half
things went from bad to worse after Daniel Agger was given his marching orders.
Liverpool will have to act fast to secure the signature of Gaston Ramirez as Inter Milan have
entered negotiations with the Uruguayan's representatives.
The Anfield side has been linked with a move for Ramirez since the January transfer window, and the
21-year-old has been touted for a move to Merseyside this summer after manager Brendan Rodgers
revealed that he wished to add to his squad before the end of the transfer window.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers distinguished the attacking trio of Luis Suarez, Stewart
Downing, and summer signing Fabio Borini for special contribution in the 3-0 destruction of Gomel
at Anfield in the Europa League last night.
Downing, who had scored the decisive goal in the 1-0 first leg win in Belarus last week, did not
appear on the score sheet yesterday evening but was a handful in initiating chances along with
Suarez.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was quite rightly disappointed at booing during Uruguay's national
anthem. But he's got completely the wrong end of the stick when it comes to guessing why he was
booed. The Uruguayan anthem was interrupted ahead of last night's Olympic match against Great
Britain when Suarez's image flashed up on the big [.
There has been much debate about where the little Uruguayan should be deployed, up front or down
the wings. Suarez has played on the wings before, in fact, he started his career down the right
flank, he impressed at FC Groningen from this position, notching up 10 goals in 29 games,
impressive, to say the least for a winger.
Watching Liverpool play last season was a frustrating experience for all concerned. Clearly a team
with talent, they were over-reliant on Luis Suarez for creativity while those around the Uruguayan
often didn't take enough responsibility. In fact,...
Where would Liverpool target Clint Dempsey fit into the Reds' setup? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted that his first signings as Reds boss are not too far
away, with the team's attack in need of a revamp. With Andy Carroll looking surplus to requirements
in the Northern Irishman's thoughts, sprightly Roma striker Fabio Borini has been identified as a
more agile replacement.
The word cloud below was generated using all of Liverpool's match reports from the BBC website
from the 2011/2012 season. The more frequently a word is used, the larger it appears on screen. The
image was generated using the wonderful wordle.net.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish features heavily as does Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez who was
"embroiled" in a race row for much of the season.
Juventus are preparing to test Liverpool's resolve with a bid for Luis Suarez.
The Italian champions are looking to bolster their forward line and have looked at Arsenal's Robin
van Persie and Edin Dzeko of Manchester City.
But Juventus have held a long-standing interest in Suarez, who has been in discussion with
Liverpool over extending his current contract.
Liverpool are ready to move for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as they prepare to offload Luis Suarez,
according to reports in Italy.
Suarez's future has been the subject of much speculation since he was suspended for racially
abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, although the Reds have said the striker is not for
sale.
Pepe Reina insists that despite coach Vicente Del Bosque's decision to open Euro 2012 without a
striker in the starting line-up, Spain remain in a good position to retain their crown.
Reina saw Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez dominate up front for Liverpool last season but in the
national side, the absence of David Villa has led to significant adjustments.
New Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has vowed to keep hold of Luis Suarez.
The Uruguayan striker, banned for eight matches last season following his race row with Manchester
United's Patrice Evra, was linked with a move to Italian side Juventus.
But Rodgers has reassured Suarez, the Reds' top scorer with 17 goals last season that he is
integral to his plans.
I figure we'll start the usual season wrap-up stuff with the easiest, most enjoyable post. Multiple
infographics and an almost certainly depressing narrative season review to follow.
10) Carroll 1-2 Chelsea (FA)
9) Carroll 3-2 Blackburn
There's a footballer in there somewhere.
Carroll celebrates...Well, it's the day after the FA Cup final,
the beer has been washed out of my hair and I'm pretty sure I've pulled my side after celebrating a
none existent Andy Carroll goal but you can't win them all can you? A poor start from Liverpool
allowed Chelsea to take advantage and it was far too easy for Di Matteo's side to score.
It appears as though Liverpool will face some competition for the signature of Bologna midfielder
Gaston Ramirez after it was revealed that Napoli are interested in signing the Uruguayan.
The Daily Mail reported last week that Liverpool had bid £16.3million for Ramirez who has scored
eight league goals in 32 appearances in Serie A this season
Ramirez only recently signed a new long term deal with the Italian side but it seems they may be
willing to listen to offers for a player who has impressed in an underachieving side.
Left horribly exposed by his defenders' inability to deal with a long ball, Peru under 20 goalkeeper Angelo Campos made a split-second decision to just charge out of his goal towards Uruguay striker Gonzalo Bueno and hope for the best. After completely missing the ball, Campos appeared to have left Bueno with an easy chance.
Paris St. Germain have finalized the first half of their jaw-dropping double swoop of AC Milan
stars on Saturday, completing the deal to land Brazilian centerback Thiago Silva.
PSG signed Silva to a five-year contract on Saturday after completing a 42 million-Euro transfer
for him.
Forward Romelu Lukaku scored two goals as European champions Chelsea beat Seattle Sounders 4-2
on Wednesday night at Century Field.
There were impressive debuts from two of Chelsea's high-profile summer signings, Marko Marin and
Eden Hazard, who also scored as all the goals came in an explosive first half.
Happy Friday to you. 13th a number lucky to some and not so much to others. We find today a
story on a young centre back at Arsenal who might be going out on loan to a Championship club.
Ignasi Miquel is supposedly on the radar of Brighton who are riding on the wave of their success in
recent seasons.
If reading the Saturday papers has given you a troubling sense of deja vu, don't worry -- you're
not losing your mind. You've probably just read some of the many Luis Suarez interviews that ran in
various major newspapers all on the same day, containing some very similar points.
There have been accusations that Luis Suarez received unjustly harsh treatment from the British
press when he was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra last
season.
Luis Suarez cannot deliver the goals Liverpool need to propel them to success, says Gary
McAllister.
After a 3-0 opening day defeat by West Brom, McAllister said his old side must become more clinical
in front of goal, or suffer like last season.
But he does not think they can rely on the Uruguayan, 25, to do that.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Luis Suarez 'probably still feels a little bit of
injustice', but has urged the Uruguayan to move on from the much-publicized events of last
season.
Suarez was handed an eight-game suspension and a £40,000 fine in December after being found guilty
of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in a Premier League match at Anfield.
Luis Suarez's souring relationship with English football may open the door to a move to Serie A
giants Juventus, reports from Italy suggest.
Italian outlet calciomercato suggest that Juventus are willing to offer the perturbed Liverpool
forward a route out of the Premier League, as they consider alternatives should they fail in their
attempts to lure Arsenal's Robin Van Persie to the club.
Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as Liverpool manager.
"After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the club came to the decision that a change
was appropriate," read a statement.
"Results in the Premier League have been disappointing and we believe to build on the progress that
has already been made, we need to make a change.
The long-standing question of whether Marco Pappa would be leaving the Chicago Fire and heading
to Europe this season has finally been answered.
Yes, Pappa is heading to Europe, but no, he won't be leaving the Fire this season.
Chicago announced on Monday that Pappa had signed a pre-contract with Dutch Eredivisie side
Heerenveen, but that Pappa would remain with the Fire for the rest of the 2012 season, which will
run through the end of his current contract.
Seattle trades another DP to Chicago. (Getty Images)
It's Friday afternoon, and lately that has meant it's trading time.
The Chicago Fire announced Friday that the club has acquired Alvaro Fernandez from Seattle
Sounders FC in return for allocation money. Fernandez will occupy a Designated Player slot.
Tickets? What tickets?! A group of Envigado supporters (Colombian team)
watched a Copa Sudamericana match against the visiting Uruguayan Liverpool squad 'Live'Â
from the comfort of their homes (or the roof) in Envigado on Tuesday. No
need for an Envigado season pass, guys all you need to do is to track these guys down and you'll
get front row access for all their home games!
The Timbers held their first practice in Portland in more than a week today, returning from
their two game road trip against Toronto and New York. It was perfect training weather at the
team's Beaverton training facility as next year's designated player, Jose Adolfo Valencia, trained
with the Timbers for only the second time since joining the team and the first time since
undergoing surgery to repair the cartilage in his left knee.
Liverpool fans have spoken, and it's clear they want winger Theo Walcott to be the next major
addition at Anfield this summer.
With the transfer window in full swing, the Reds have been linked with a number of top players
after adding the services of Welsh international Joe Allen last week.
Manager Brendan Rodgers doesn't appear to have ended his business there either, with Walcott one of
a handful of players the Northern Irishman is being linked with.
BBC football commentator Jonathan Pearce got through last Friday evening without once
name-checking his current love...Cristiano bloody Ronaldo. He also avoided one word you would have
thought key to his commentary on a football match between Great Britain and Brazil. Britain. In an
age where succinct branding is so important (and Google "Bill Hicks advertising marketing" for my
"view" on such things), "Team GB" is about as much detail as the modern sports fan is deemed
capable of understanding.
