Monday, April 22, 2013

Why is Suarez so hungry?

Nearing the end of April, the international soccer world has one main focus: Luis Suarez? No. The Champions League Semi-final and Final matches are being played within the next month. These matches include the two powerhouses in Spain's La Liga of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and also the top two teams in the German Bundesliga of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. These are the four best international club teams in the world this year. Also, League titles are being won around this time as well. Manchester United has just won their 20th Premier League Title all-time. Both of these stories are big headlines around the soccer world, yet Luis Suarez has found his way in the spotlight as well.
Luis Suarez plays for the Liverpool Football Club in the Premier League. He is the team's striker, and biter. In a match played against fellow Premier League opponent Chelsea on April 21st of this year, Suarez bit an opponent on the forearm. The opponent was Branislav Ivanovic. Ivanovic poked the ball away from Suarez, where then the two got tangled up thanks to Suarez and the bite occurred. Since this occurrence happened away from the ball and the referee's view, Suarez was not penalized during the game. For now, he has been suspended for eight games and fined 40,000 euros(Guardian). Suarez has since apologized to Ivanovic saying,"I've spoken to Ivanovic on the phone and I could apologize directly to him."(BBC) This is not the first time Suarez has gotten a little hungry during a match. When Suarez played for Ajax, a Dutch team, he bit a player during a match in 2011. He was suspended for seven games.(Independent) Despite these recent occurrences, Suarez' manager and sponsor Adidas have stood by him. He's a fantastic player, top scorer and everything we'd want in a striker."(Independent) said Managing Director Ian Ayre. Although Suarez is safe for now, continuing these actions will put his job into jeopardy. Maybe at halftime he needs to consume his orange slices and Capri-Suns.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/luis-suarez-bite-striker-charged-with-violent-conduct-by-fa-for-biting-chelsea-defender-branislav-ivanovic--but-liverpool-insist-he-will-not-be-sold-and-sponsor-adidas-stand-by-him-as-well-8582429.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22242464

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/22/luis-suarez-charged-biting-ivanovic




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