Luis Suarez will play no part in Uruguay's two friendlies in Europe in November, at the request of his club Barcelona, to allow the striker to rest a nagging knee injury.... more »
Lionel Messi and Argentina's hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup were left hanging in the balance on Thursday after another stalemate on a nail-biting day of South American qualifying action.... more »
Uruguay were sent spinning to the brink of elimination from the Copa America Centenario here Thursday after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Venezuela.... more »
Luis Suarez will miss Uruguay's second match of the Copa America Centenario against Venezuela after struggling to shake off his hamstring problem, coach Oscar Tabarez confirmed on Wednesday.... more »
Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario on Sunday that saw both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem.... more »
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez will join up with his Uruguay team for the Copa America on June 1 despite doctors diagnosing that he had suffered a hamstring injury, the Catalan club announced Monday.... more »
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is a doubt for next month's Copa America after hobbling off in tears midway through the Copa del Rey final win over Sevilla Sunday with a muscle injury.... more »
Luis Suarez scored on his return from a worldwide ban for biting as Uruguay fought back from 2-0 down to grab a 2-2 draw with Brazil in a pulsating World Cup qualifying battle here Friday.... more »
Having purged his nine-match ban for biting at the 2014 World Cup, star Uruguay and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is both nervous and excited ahead of a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in Recife on Friday.... more »
Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will make a long-awaited return to World Cup duty this week when South America's marathon qualifying competition for the 2018 finals in Russia resumes.... more »
Atletico Madrid defender Jose Maria Gimenez looks set to join club and international teammate Diego Godin in missing Uruguay's World Cup qualifiers with Brazil and Peru later this month.... more »
Uruguay are looking forward to their star striker Luis Suarez's return to international football next month after his nine-match ban for biting an opponent, coach Oscar Tabarez told AFP on Tuesday.... more »
Argentina and Brazil reignited their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaigns with important victories on Tuesday as Copa America champions Chile crashed to defeat in their grudge match with Uruguay.... more »
Ecuador defeated Uruguay 2-1 to maintain their 100 percent start to South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday with a third consecutive victory.... more »
Uruguay will be without suspended star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani for their opening World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia.... more »
Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani has been suspended for two matches over his flare-up with Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara at the Copa America, the South American Football Confederation announced.... more »
Alcides Ghiggia, the former Uruguay striker who scored the goal which won the 1950 World Cup against hosts Brazil, died Thursday -- 65 years to the day after his famous strike in the Maracana Stadium that traumatized a nation.... more »
Players and coaches lined up to condemn Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara Thursday after he apparently attempted to shove his finger in an opponent's backside during the stormy Copa America quarter-final win over Uruguay.... more »
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez leapt to the defence of dismissed striker Edinson Cavani on Wednesday as footage appeared to show a Chilean player attempting to provoke the star by inserting a finger into his anus.... more »
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