Giorgio Chiellini says that he has put behind the incident

Posted on June 16, 2015 by in OU Soccer

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini says that he has put behind the incident involving Luis Suarez at the World Cup 2014.

The two players will be coming face-to-face against each other for the first time since the high-profile incident during the tournament in Brazil when Suarez was found guilty of bitingChiellini. This subsequently earned the Uruguayan footballer a four-month ban from all forms of football. This prevented him from making his debut for Barcelona for almost three months. After making a slow start to his career at the Camp Nou, Suarez has been an integral part in Barcelona claiming the league title.

The striker has formed an impeccable partnership with Neymar and Lionel Messi. He has already provided almost 15 goals to these forwards just through assists aside from scoring several more himself. Juventus qualified for the Champions League final for the first time since 2003 after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals. They could only narrowly beat the Spanish club whereas Barcelona eased past Bayern Munich. The partnership between Messi, Suarez, and Neymar has been so good, but the media have also been focusing on the meeting betweenChiellini and Suarez. The Italian international says that it is time the media stopped thinking about the personal duel and start focusing on the match as a whole. Read more…

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OU Football Locker Room Tour

Posted on April 11, 2015 by in OU Soccer

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Luis Suarez has been proving his worth to the team

Posted on April 8, 2015 by in OU Soccer

Barcelona superstar Luis Suarez has been proving his worth to the team many times over the last few months.

After being signed for £ 75 million, he was forced to miss the first few months of action due to a suspension from FIFA. Even after his return, it took a while before Suarez started replicating his Liverpool form. Now, the Uruguayan is seen as an integral part of the Barcelona attack and he looks well settled at the Camp Nou. English football has probably seen the last of Suarez, but the striker has not ruled out a return to Liverpool.

He also says that the Merseyside outfit will be the only club he would want to play for in English football once again. Even amidst a lot of controversy, the club and its fans supported Suarez through a lot of tough times. He almost repaid this by helping club win its first Premier League title last season. After scoring 31 goals in the league, the striker saw Liverpool narrowly miss out on the title to Manchester City. Suarez was recently back at Anfield in order to play in a charity match and he stated that the club will always remain special to him. Read more…

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Man on the Street: Longhorn Soccer

Posted on March 14, 2015 by in OU Soccer

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Penalty Miss by Lionel Messi brings lot of Criticism

Posted on March 4, 2015 by in OU Soccer

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi missed a penalty against Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League and this could prove crucial in the overall tie according to striker Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan has been brilliant in European matches for Barcelona since his £ 75 million move. He has not been able to recreate the same form in la Liga, but there were few doubters on Tuesday night as Suarez scored two goals against City to put Barcelona on the verge of the quarter-finals. The two away goals gives a massive advantage to Barcelona, but it could have been more had it not been for the penalty miss from Messi.

City boss Manuel Pellegrini said after the match that the penalty miss could be crucial since it gives his team a lot of belief that they can still come up with the goals required for progression. The blues need to score two goals at the Camp Nou, but it could have been more if Messi had scored the penalty. There have been teams that have penetrated this weak Barcelona defence even in front of their home supporters and Pellegrini says that a repeat is not be the possibility. Suarez scored both goals in the 2-1 victory with Sergio Aguero coming up with the crucial goal for City. Read more…

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