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Messi's wife stuns in boat photos as soccer star sports boot after Copa final
July 22, 2024 | 5:35pmLionel Messi enjoyed some necessary R&R following COPA America Championship game.
Lionel Messi's murky injury status leads one MLS team to offer wild ticket deal
July 19, 2024 | 9:23pmThe Chicago Fire is igniting fans to attend Soldier Field on August 31 with an eye-catching deal.
Lionel Messi ridiculously dribbles over injured defender in MLS opener
February 21, 2024 | 10:40pmMessi took the ball in the 44th minute and adeptly moved around one Salt Lake defender with a move toward his left before flicking the ball over Andrew Brody's body.
All eyes on Lionel Messi as 2024 MLS season kicks off — with replacement refs
February 21, 2024 | 2:06pmMessi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami. But this year, there’s a twist.
Uruguay star refuses to apologize for World Cup controversy
December 1, 2022 | 1:20pmFriday’s World Cup match between Uruguay and Ghana is bringing back some old bitter feelings.
Lionel Messi's fight with Barcelona escalates over friend's forced exit
September 25, 2020 | 1:12pmThings are only getting Messi-er with Barcelona. Lionel Messi decided to stay with the team and not bring them to court over his wish to leave on a free transfer...
Luis Suarez to 'half-Uruguayan' French star: Stay in your lane
July 3, 2018 | 9:12pmNIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Luis Suarez has a message for France forward Antoine Griezmann: Stop pretending to be Uruguayan. Griezmann likes the traditional South American drink mate, he speaks Spanish...
Reunion of infamous World Cup bite won't happen after all
June 4, 2015 | 10:37amBERLIN -- Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini's hotly anticipated first meeting with Luis Suarez since the Uruguay forward bit him at the World Cup has been scuppered through injury and he...
Hondo battling long odds
August 6, 2014 | 1:59amHondo scored easily with the Mets in D.C., but the Angels wrecked what could have been a terrific Tuesday by blowing a lead against the Dodgers, resulting in a positive...
Barcelona buys biter Luis Suarez for $128M to join Messi, Neymar
July 11, 2014 | 8:25amBARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona reached agreement with Liverpool on the transfer of Luis Suarez on Friday, giving the troubled striker a chance to rehabilitate his image when his latest biting...
Suarez's 4-month bite ban upheld by FIFA
July 10, 2014 | 10:34amRIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA has rejected Luis Suarez's appeal against his lengthy ban for biting an opponent in a World Cup match. Football's international governing body on Thursday said...
Suarez apologizes and vows never to bite again
June 30, 2014 | 1:44pmRIO DE JANIERO -- Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has finally apologized for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match and vowed there would never be a repeat...
Uruguay president bashes FIFA as 'whores' over Suarez ban
June 30, 2014 | 1:02pmMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s famously casual President Jose Mujica is tossing some earthy expletives at FIFA over its four-month ban of Luis Suarez. Mujica referred to FIFA as “bunch of...
Evander Holyfield: Frustration got the better of Luis Suarez
June 28, 2014 | 4:48amEvander Holyfield saw replays of Luis Suarez of Uruguay biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during their recent World Cup match and probably felt pain in his ear. It...
Bitten Italian backs Luis Suarez: Ban is 'excessive'
June 27, 2014 | 8:52amMILAN — Giorgio Chiellini believes Luis Suarez has been harshly punished by FIFA for biting his shoulder during their decisive World Cup match. Suarez was banned from all football activities...
The best and worst of the World Cup's group stage
June 26, 2014 | 8:24pmBest imitation of a cannibal Uruguay’s Luis Suarez got suspended for taking a chomp out of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder, so he won’t win the World Cup, or even...
Soccer 'Cannibal' gets 4-month ban for biting at World Cup
June 26, 2014 | 10:05amFIFA banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from all football activities for four months on Thursday for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment that rules him out of...
You're more likely to get bitten by World Cup 'Cannibal' than a shark
June 25, 2014 | 3:34pmBigger biting threat: Luis Suarez or a great white? According to some number-crunching by the New Statesman, there’s a better chance you'll get bitten by the former than the latter...
Holy molar! Infamous bites from sports history
June 25, 2014 | 2:51pmThe most shocking moment of the World Cup landed with a dental imprint Tuesday, when Uruguay forward Luis Suarez bit the shoulder of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in the 80th...
'Soccer cannibal' lawyer: There's no tooth to it
June 25, 2014 | 12:08pmMONTEVIDEO -- Luis Suarez’s lawyer believes there is a European campaign against the controversial striker, who on Wednesday was preparing his defense after being accused of biting an Italy defender...