Uruguay

Federico Valverde has shown his versatility and continues to demonstrate he is a player Carlo Ancelotti can rely on in all circumstances

Darwin Nunez transformed Liverpool's fortunes after coming off the bench against Fulham, the game's key player despite not scoring himself

Inter Miami have announced the signing of striker Luis Suarez. Suarez, 36, joins as a free agent, having left Brazilian club Gremio at the end of the 2023 season. The Athletic reported earlier this month that Miami were finalizing the deal and Suarez has now signed a one-year contract with the MLS side. The Uruguayan joins a Miami squad containing former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who won four La Liga titles and a Champions League together from 2014-2020. The club confirmed the move alongside the message: “Welcome Luis Suarez, to the dream of...

The Liverpool striker has improved – but there are key areas where he can make marginal, but significant, improvements

Inter Miami is finalizing a deal to sign Uruguay forward Luis Suarez to a one-year contract, sources briefed on the deal tell The Athletic. The agreement will reunite Suarez with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, who won four La Liga titles and a Champions League from 2014-2020.  Nothing is completely sorted on what designation Suarez will hit the cap at, sources say. The league will discuss potential roster rule changes this winter. Miami, and all other teams in MLS, will have until roster compliance date to finalize designations on their roster. Roster...

The Uruguayan may be joining Inter Miami, but 2023 was the year he took Brazil by storm

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur faces a spell of two and a half months on the sidelines after tearing his ankle ligaments. Bentancur was starting his first match since February in Sunday’s clash against Aston Villa after overcoming an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, but was forced off after just 32 minutes. The Uruguay international suffered the injury following a challenge by defender Matty Cash, which left him in visible discomfort and being forced into an early substitution. Bentancur is now expected to be out of action until February and adds to a midfield...

The draw for the 2024 Copa America takes place in Miami on December 7. Here is everything you need to know

There are clear changes in the Liverpool striker's game this season, the result of the coaching methods of his international manager

Lionel Messi said his Argentina side “never felt comfortable” as they were beaten 2-0 by Uruguay in World Cup qualifying. A goal in either half from Ronald Araujo and Darwin Nunez inflicted a first qualification campaign defeat on the 2022 World Cup winners, who had won four from four heading into Thursday’s fixture. Victory for Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay saw them close the gap between themselves and Argentina at the top of the qualifying standings to two points. “They are a strong and physical team and played with more intensity,” Messi told TyC Sports.

The 2024 Copa America is seven months away, here's what we know.

Real Madrid have announced the contract renewal of Federico Valverde until 2029. The 25-year-old will see his salary increase, as will his release clause that now stands at €1billion (£871.5m, $1.07bn). The Athletic reported in October that Valverde had agreed terms on a new deal, in a negotiation that was carried out with the utmost discretion. A statement read: “Real Madrid CF and Fede Valverde have agreed to extend the player’s contract, which remains linked to the club until June 30, 2029. “Valverde arrived at Real Madrid in July 2016, when he was only 18 years old. In...

Liverpool’s passage to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup was secured by a goal that perfectly encapsulated the big Uruguayan striker

By knocking off three continents in one World Cup, FIFA gets to tick around again to Asia - and that appears to spell a return to the Gulf

A number of senior Uruguay men’s football players have issued a statement in support of the strike taking place by the Uruguayan Mutual of Professional Soccer Players (MUFP). Footballers who perform in Uruguay’s top two divisions, Primera and Segunda, have been on strike since September 7 after clubs did not vote in favour of reforms put forward by the country’s players. The reforms proposed by the MUFP include, among other issues, increasing the minimum salary for players in the second Division, which FIFPro, the union representing footballers, claim has been the biggest difficulty.