Uruguay coach shocked by the severity of Suarez ban, quits FIFA position
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"Suarez's ban too harsh, could ruin his livelihood"- Fred (Brazil Forward)
We all feel for Suarez, well, others don’t. They deem the punishment meted out to the Uruguay striker for biting an opponent appropriate. Not because it was the verdict was the best FIFA could come up with but because he’s done it twice and has apparently not learnt from previous punishments. However, Brazil striker Fred thinks Suarez’s punishment was taken too far. Here’s what he told the press
“You can’t deny that Suarez committed a mistake, but as a player and a human being who sometimes takes things to heart, I think the ban is too severe. The majority of people I have spoken to about it think it is fair but it is a punishment that could ruin his livelihood.
I think he has to be punished, but I would really like to see him continue playing in this World Cup in Brazil.”
Biting incident: Luis Suarez fined £66,000, banned for 4months and from entering any stadium
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Luis Suarez might face 2- year ban over latest biting incident
No doubts, this dude needs help. Someone should also consider cropping his front teeth. Uruguay striker, Luis Suarez might face two years ban over latest biting incident at the World Cup, FIFA has confirmed. The Liverpool star appeared to have sunk his teeth into the back of Giorgio Chiellini when his team clashed with Italy last night.
A statement from FIFA spokesperson reads thus, “We are awaiting the official match reports and will gather all the necessary elements in order to evaluate the matter.”
Jim Boyce, Britain’s FIFA vice-president and head of FIFA’s referees committee, also voiced his concerns about Suarez’s actions. “I have watched the incident several times on television. There is no doubt Luis Suarez is a fantastic footballer but, once again, his actions have left him open to severe criticism. FIFA must investigate the incident seriously and take whatever disciplinary action deemed necessary.”
Lionel Messi, C Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Luis Suarez others make 25 Most Valuable Soccer Players In The World list.
Prominent footballers; Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Luis Suarez have made The Football Observatory’s annual list of its 25 Most Valuable Soccer Players In The World.
11 players are from the English Premier League EPL, 8 from Spanish La Liga, 2 play in France, 2 play in Germany, and 2 in Italy. Also 4 of the players are from Barcelona, 3 players from Real Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Taken into consideration include their age, length of contract remaining, position, player performance at club level for last and previous seasons (matches, minutes, goals, assists, passes, tackles, interceptions, etc.), results of the clubs to which players belong, players’ international experience and results of association represented at national A-team level.”
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina) — $272-317 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal) — $144-167 million
3. Luis Suarez (Liverpool, Uruguay) — $134-156 million
4. Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium) — $103-120 million
5. Neymar (Barcelona, Brazil) — $86-99 million
6. Paul Pogba (Juventus, France) — $83-96 million
7. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid, Wales) — $80-92 million
8. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, Germany) — $67-78 million
9. Edinson Cavani (PSG, Uruguay) — $65-76 million
10. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich, Germany) — $64-74 million
11. Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid, Spain) — $64-74 million
12. Oscar (Chelsea, Brazil) — $63-$72 million
13. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, Argentina) — $62-72 million
14. Isco (Real Madrid, Spain) — $56-65 million
15. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool, England) — $53-61 million
16. Ross Barkley (Everton, England) — $50-58 million
17. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich, Germany) — $50-$58 million
18. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England) — $50-58 million
19. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool, England) — $50-58 million
20. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain) — $50-58 million
21. Mario Balotelli (AC Milan, Italy) — $48-56 million
22. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, Belgium) — $48-56 million
23. Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain) — $47-54 million
24. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, Spain) — $47-54 million
25. James Rodriguez (Monaco, Colombia) — $47-54 million
Luis Suarez tops Bloomberg's list of most influential footballers. See top 20
Liverpool’s Luis Suarez has topped Bloomberg Sports list of most influential players. The Uruguayan who scored 31 goals and assisted 12 in 33 Premier League matches piped out the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the rankings.
Bloomberg’s criteria include: Effectiveness and efficiency when performing specific attacking tasks, including goals, shots, creativity etc.
Top 20 most influential players
(1) Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
(2) Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
(3) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG)
(4) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
(5) Kevin Strootman (Roma)
(6) Diego Costa (Athletico Madrid)
(7) Mehdi Benatia (Roma)
(8) Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund)
(9) Tiago (Athletico Madrid)
(10) David Silva (Manchester City)
(11) Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
(12) Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
(13) Miranda (Athletico Madrid)
(14) Yaya Toure (Manchester city)
(15) Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
(16) Leandro Castan (Roma)
(17) Martin Demichelis (Manchester City)
(18) Diego Godin (Athletico Madrid)
(19) Gervinho (Roma)
(20) Thiago Silva Club- (PSG)