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Barcelona were unable to find a way past Olympiakos

Champions League review: Barca are held, PSG score five

Barcelona's seemingly inevitable passage to the Champions League last 16 was postponed by a determined Olympiakos side as the Greek champions held the Spanish giants to a 0-0 draw in an absorbing Group D clash.

Soccer • 31 Oct 17

Luis Suarez out for a month with knee injury

Barcelona have been dealt another blow after their crushing 5-1 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup with the news that Luis Suarez will be out for around four weeks with a knee injury.

Soccer • 17 Aug 17

Cristiano Ronaldo scores, gets sent off and pushes ref

Cristiano Ronaldo went from hero to villain in the space of two minutes as Real Madrid won the first El Clasico of the season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 13 Aug 17

James McClean: 'I'm fit and ready, and when I'm fit and ready I'm available for selection.'

McClean loving every chance he gets to shine in green

James McClean has spoken of his undiluted desire to pull on the Republic of Ireland jersey at every opportunity ahead of Thursday night's New Jersey friendly against Mexico.

Soccer • 30 May 17

Luis Enrique: 'Nine trophies out of 13 is a pretty good record.'

Enrique 'open to any possibility' as he leaves on high

Luis Enrique feels he is leaving Barcelona with his head held high after leading the club to another trophy. Barcelona won the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 win against Alaves in Enrique's final game in charge.

Soccer • 28 May 17

Luis Suarez celebrates his goal against Granada

La Liga: Barca keep up heat on Real at the summit

Barcelona brought the gap between between themselves and La Liga leaders Real Madrid back to two points on Sunday evening as they won 4-1 at Granada in the absence of the suspended Lionel Messi.

Soccer • 02 Apr 17

Luis Suarez (l) helped Uruguay qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2010 with this save

Football bosses considering 'penalty goal' rule

Video referees could help introduce key rule changes in 25 areas of the game such as awarding a penalty goal for a handball offence on the goal line, soccer's lawmaking body has said.

Soccer • 30 Mar 17

Suarez was dismissed for a second bookable offence against Atletico

Barcelona to appeal Suarez and Busquets red cards

Barcelona are to appeal against the red cards shown to Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets in the fiery Copa del Rey semi-final in the hope of having the pair available for the final.

Soccer • 08 Feb 17

Suarez is dismissed for an elbow on Atletico midfielder Koke

Goal scorer Suarez sees red as Barca advance

Luis Suarez scored and was sent off as holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive King's Cup final after drawing 1-1 with a resilient Atletico Madrid in an action-packed semi-final second leg.

Soccer • 07 Feb 17

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 20th goal of the campaign

La Liga: Real capitalise on Barca frustrations

Real Madrid capitalised on slip-ups by their two main title rivals to open up a four-point lead at the top of La Liga.

Soccer • 30 Jan 17

Simon Mignolet: 'We were a bit reliant on the individual ability of Luis Suarez'

Mignolet: Liverpool better prepared for title tilt

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet believes the fact they are not reliant on one player means the club are better prepared for a title challenge than the last time they were in this situation.

Soccer • 17 Jan 17

'Indispensable' Messi helps Barca to rout Palmas

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu sought to clarify the club's position on Lionel Messi's future following a week of institutional upheaval by declaring that renewing the Argentine maestro's contract was "indispensable".

Soccer • 14 Jan 17

Luis Suarez has averaged more than a goal a game at Barcelona

Suarez commits future to Barcelona

Luis Suarez has agreed a new deal that will see him remain with Barcelona until June 30, 2021, with a huge buyout clause of €200m inserted.

Soccer • 15 Dec 16

Luis Suarez could grace the Aviva Stadium with his presence next June

Ireland announce summer friendly with Uruguay

The Republic of Ireland will prepare for their crunch World Cup qualifier against Austria next June with an Aviva Stadium clash with Uruguay.

Soccer • 07 Oct 16

The dynamic duo didn't seem to miss Neymar, who was busy winning gold with Brazil

La Liga: Suarez bags hat-trick as Barca rout Betis

Barcelona began their LaLiga title defence with a convincing 6-2 defeat of Real Betis.

Soccer • 21 Aug 16

Suarez scores on Uruguay return to peg back Brazil

Luis Suarez scored on his Uruguay return as Brazil threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in their World Cup qualifier and increase the pressure on coach Dunga.

Soccer • 26 Mar 16

Barcelona team-mates Suarez and Neymar have an unusual bet over the friendly between Uruguay and Brazil

Suarez makes burger bet for Uruguay return

Luis Suarez has revealed his fast-food bet with Neymar as the Uruguay forward prepares for his international return against Brazil.

Soccer • 24 Mar 16

Luis Suarez was banned for nine competitive international games for biting Giorgio Chiellini at World Cup 2014

Suarez to make Uruguay return after bite ban

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez said he will not change the way he plays, but will come back to international football with 'moderation' when he makes an expected return on Friday from a nine-match ban for biting.

Soccer • 23 Mar 16

Luis Suarez has scored 26 goals in La Liga this season

Luis Suarez returns to Liverpool

A familiar face was back at Liverpool's training ground on Tuesday as Luis Suarez paid a visit to see his former team-mates.

Soccer • 08 Mar 16

Luis Suarez was idolised by Liverpool fans

Suarez: If I returned, it would be only to 'Pool

Luis Suarez has revealed he would only be interested in a Barclays Premier League return if it was with Liverpool.

Soccer • 13 Feb 16

Leo Messi opened the scoring for Barcelona in Yokohama

Messi and Suarez lead Barca to Club World Cup

Lionel Messi broke the deadlock and Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to give Barcelona a typically emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.

Soccer • 20 Dec 15

Luis Suarez heading home the first of his three goals against Eibar

La Liga round-up: Suarez hits treble to lift Barca

Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona moved up to second in the Primera Division standings, behind Real Madrid on goal difference, with a 3-1 triumph over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 25 Oct 15

Luis Suarez is a doubt for Sunday's La Liga game at Atletico Madrid

Barcelona's Suarez sustains hamstring strain

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez picked up a hamstring strain in Tuesday's Champions League match at Bayern Munich and will undergo a course of physiotherapy, the La Liga leaders said on Thursday.

Soccer • 14 May 15

Patrice Evra (R) in action against Real Madrid's Gareth Bale

Patrice Evra relishing reunion with Luis Suarez

Patrice Evra has warned Luis Suarez he will make sure the Uruguayan "feels his presence" when the pair go head to head in the Champions League final.

Soccer • 14 May 15

Luis Suarez: 'The clubs I've played for before didn't really have the chance to win big [European] trophies'

Suarez left Liverpool for Champions League chance

Luis Suarez will head into tonight's Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris St Germain admitting he had to leave Liverpool to stand a chance of winning European football's biggest prize.

Soccer • 15 Apr 15