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  • Mbappe joins Messi, Suarez in LaLiga’s elite ranks

    Mbappe joins Messi, Suarez in LaLiga’s elite ranks

    Kylian Mbappe has become the third player to score at least three times in a LaLiga Clasico in the 21st century.

    Though Real Madrid bowed 4-3 to Barcelona in Sunday’s showdown at Camp Nou, the France international joined Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the classic’s hallowed ranks.

    While Argentina great Messi scored a treble on two occasion, Uruguay legend Suarez achieved that once during his time with Blaugrana.

    Mbappe also becomes the first player to do so for Real Madrid since Chile great Ivan Zamorano since January 1995.

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  • Suarez blasts FIFA after Uruguay World Cup exit

    Suarez blasts FIFA after Uruguay World Cup exit

    Former Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has blasted FIFA after Uruguay were eliminated from the World Cup.

    Two goals from Giorgian De Arrascaeta secured the South American nation a 2-0 win over Ghana at the Al Janoub Stadium, but South Korea 2-1 comeback victory over Portugal left both teams tied on four points and the same goal difference, but Uruguay had scored two fewer goals – so were eliminated.

    Suarez explained to TeleDoce after the game when asked to sum up his emotions: “I feel sadness and disappointment. My son is also leaving the stadium with the image of that sadness, so for a father it is difficult, but he has to face the situation that he has.”

    The striker then went on to criticise the referee’s decision not to award Uruguay a late penalty.

    Suarez added: “I see a penalty for Cavani because he is cut off by the defender and he puts his body in front of him. Darwin’s is very clear too. They are not excuses, but incredible penalties are being awarded in this World Cup. And there is the committee of referees and FIFA, and they have to try to explain themselves better, at least.”

  • Xavi is running out of credit at Barca – Suarez

    Xavi is running out of credit at Barca – Suarez

    Former Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says coach Xavi will soon be questioned.

    Barca again dropped points yesterday with a 2-2 draw at Osasuna.

    Afterwards, Luisito said: “I have great respect for Xavi, but we are waiting for Xavi to give the team a look.

    “We want to know what this team plays for. We have been asking ourselves for several games. I have great respect for Xavi.

    “He will end up running out of credit. Like all coaches…”

  • I wanted to leave Liverpool for Arsenal – Suarez

    I wanted to leave Liverpool for Arsenal – Suarez

    Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez admits he wanted to leave Liverpool for Arsenal in 2013.

    Brendan Rodgers arrived during that summer who, alongside captain Steven Gerrard, convinced him to stay as Liverpool.

    He explained to UEFA’s official website: “I think I’d been at Liverpool for a year and a half when Brendan took charge in July 2012.

    “Back then, I had opportunities to sign for other clubs who were getting in contact with me, but he phoned me when I was in Uruguay on holiday, to tell me that he had another way of thinking, that he wanted to change the club and its philosophy, that he wanted the club to get back in the Champions League and fight to win big trophies, that he was going to make the team play great football.

    “He asked me to believe and trust him. I enjoyed that chat. I liked his conviction, the philosophy he wanted to implement at the club, so I talked to my agent and the club to say that I didn’t want to leave, that I wanted another opportunity to be successful at Liverpool.

    “That year wasn’t as good as we wanted, but ideas were already pretty clear. So then the 2012/13 season goes by, and I wanted to sign for Arsenal, since Arsenal had played in the Champions League every season prior to that.”

    He added: “I had some further discussions with the coach, as well as with Gerrard. He was the one that convinced me. I told him I wanted to keep being successful, that I wanted to play in the Champions League.

    “So, he said to me, ‘If this year we keep improving as we have been, and you’re at the level you have to be, next year you’ll be able to play for Bayern München, Real Madrid, Barcelona, or whatever club you like. You’ll have the chance to choose, but stay for one more year’.

    “I remember that talk with Gerrard, and I remember everything the coach said to me. He texted me things like, ‘Stay for another year, just try it.’ And, well, that was the year we were close to winning the Premier League. That’s thanks to the team efforts, obviously, but especially to the philosophy and conviction Brendan Rodgers conveyed to us as the coach.”

  • I still don’t know who wanted me out at Barca – Suarez

    I still don’t know who wanted me out at Barca – Suarez

    Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez has revisited his bitter split from La Liga giant Barcelona 18 months ago.

    The former Barca star admits the way he was treated still burns.

    He recalled to ESPN: “I regret the way it turned out. As I explained, if you have a player who has been at the club for ten years, the third top scorer, the president, or the coach, could have warned me. We could have met one day to have the situation explained to me. It would have been better, it would have been totally different.

    “But a week before, the media had already announced: ‘They will tell Luis Suárez when he leaves’. Suárez this, Suárez that. So I already knew that. And when the coach called me to tell me that I was no longer in his plans, it hurt me.

    “I tried to terminate my contract, because the club didn’t want me anymore and I was at an age where no one wanted to pay for me. Everything was ready for the termination of the contract and I was going to sign with Atlético. And the coach said: ‘I have already told the president that if he does not make up his mind tomorrow, Sunday, against Villarreal, I am counting on you’. I said, ‘How can you count on me if I wasn’t in your plans?’ (And he replied) ‘You weren’t, but now you are’.

    “I did not understand if I was not in the plans of the coach, or if it was the board of directors who did not want me anymore.”

    Suarez would eventually leave for Atletico and subsequently help them win last season’s LaLiga title.

    He said: “At the end of the season, I distinguished myself with Atlético, scoring the winning goal and winning the Spanish championship. This is priceless, I thank Atlético for having opened its doors to me.”

  • Weird facing Barca without Messi – Suarez

    Weird facing Barca without Messi – Suarez

    Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez admits he’ll find it “weird” facing Barcelona without Lionel Messi.

    Suarez faces his old club this weekend.

    He said, “Weird to face Barca without Messi?

    “Yes, at the moment, yes. Last year it was strange for me to go back to Camp Nou and have him there, because of what we talked about. Now it will be strange not to see him in the FC Barcelona shirt.

    “But things happen for a reason and today he is in Paris and I am at Atlético, and a year ago we were together in Barcelona.”

  • Barcelona despised me – Luis Suarez

    Barcelona despised me – Luis Suarez

    Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez has taken aim at former club Barcelona ahead of their weekend LaLiga clash.

    The Uruguayan striker signed for Los Rojiblancos ahead of the 2020/21 campaign and led Diego Simeone’s side all the way to the LaLiga Santander title for the first time since 2013/14.

    “Yes [I believe in karma],” Suarez told TVE1.

    “Karma, destiny, that they despise you, because I have not forgotten that last year in pre-season [Barcelona] sent me to train on my own to make me angry, and I was a professional [despite that], as the coach said.

    “I was a professional and I would train every day without pouting because that is what I have to do, because I am like that and fate will have its own end.”

    Suarez went on to stress that he has been a leader at every club where he has featured in Europe and made clear that his Golden Boots are more valuable than any individual award were people are asked to vote on.

    “I like it, I like to assume that responsibility,” added Suarez.

    “[I am a player] who has fought a lot to be in the football elite because I have earned it the tough way, statistically.

    “For me it’s not about an individual award that they want to give me by voting.

    “I’ve always said it: I won two Golden Boots in the era of Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Leo [Messi] and I have to be proud because I beat them in terms of numbers, not because people voted for me, and that has a lot of value.

    “I assumed responsibility at Barcelona when Leo was not there. We played against [Real] Madrid and I scored three goals without Leo.

    “At Liverpool there were similar occasions when [Steven] Gerrard, who was the benchmark, a legend for us, was not there.

    “At Ajax I was captain aged 21 or 22 years old. I have had to experience situations which I value very much.

    “I have to be proud, and I came to a club like Atletico with many people believing that I was already, in quotation marks, on the descent.

    “It was a demonstration of ambition, not to get bored with winning, of wanting this club to continue growing and, well, last year we’ve had was something unique.

    “I am assuming the responsibility of the Suarez zone, as the coach said, but [also] enjoying that responsibility because it is nice to live with that pressure.”

  • Atletico Madrid best choice I could’ve made – Suarez

    Atletico Madrid best choice I could’ve made – Suarez

    Luis Suarez says choosing LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid when leaving Barcelona last summer was the best decision he could’ve made.

    The Atletico forward has been looking back on his move to the capital from Catalonia, but has no doubts about whether or not he made the right decision.

    “I had options,” Suarez told World Soccer. “But when I adapted to Atletico and I think about the faith the coach had in me, then I know that it was without a doubt the best decision I could have made.”

    Suarez went on to describe Lionel Messi as one of his closest friends.

    “Messi and I no longer play for the same team but we’re still great friends,” Suarez said. “It’s a friendship the goes beyond football.”

  • A joke the way we gave Suarez to Atletico – Alba

    A joke the way we gave Suarez to Atletico – Alba

    Barcelona fullback Jordi Alba has taken aim at former president Joan Laporta.

    Alba has blasted Bartomeu for allowing Luis Suarez to leave for Atletico Madrid, where he won the LaLiga title this season.

    The Barca defender said, “Luis gave so much to Barça and we gave him to Atlético. He won the championship, it seems to be a joke.

    “Beyond the friendship that united us, where do you find a striker like him? He has silenced many mouths.”

    On coach Ronald Koeman being confirmed, Alba was happy with the decision.

    He added: “He had a good season. It wasn’t easy, he had to field many very young players. Playing with three central defenders gave us stability, we played our best games like this. The management of the group was also good.”

  • Suarez says Koeman has “no personality”, blasts ex-Barca president

    Suarez says Koeman has “no personality”, blasts ex-Barca president

    Luis Suarez has slammed Ronald Koeman for lacking personality and also hit out at former FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid.

    The 34-year-old striker was controversially allowed to leave Barca for domestic rivals Atletico Madrid after six successful seasons at Camp Nou.

    Suarez responded by firing in 21 goals in 32 league matches for Atletico Madrid, including two in their final two matches in priceless wins against Osasuna and Real Valladolid.

    The Uruguay forward has regularly discussed how hurt he was by his Barca departure.

    He looked at it from a fresh angle after showing his emotion when Atletico Madrid got over the line to claim league glory.

    “I will always be grateful to FC Barcelona and I’m never going to go against FC Barcelona, they have given me everything and allowed me to get to the elite,” Suarez said.

    “But obviously the president [Bartomeu] said everything in the press instead of calling me.

    “Then the moment they wanted Leo [Messi] to stay they called me to use me to convince him, to talk to [Antoine] Griezmann. So, why didn’t they call me when they wanted me to leave?

    “Koeman told me I wasn’t in his plans, then he said, `If we don’t figure this out by tomorrow, you’re back in my plans and I’m counting on you against Villarreal’.

    “I saw then that the man had no personality. He was not strong enough to tell me I was not needed.

    “No one [from Barca’s management has] congratulated me, but I nearly sent them a photo!”

    Suarez added he would find it “impossible” to leave Atletico Madrid ahead of next season.

    The club have confirmed he would stay for the second year of his contract should he wish to do so.

    Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, meanwhile, has discussed the circumstances around signing Suarez, insisting he was not going to let the opportunity slide.

    “I was very happy from the first day I spoke with him. I had already spoken with him when he was at Liverpool, in an effort for him to sign with us but he chose FC Barcelona,” Simeone said.