Quote Originally Posted by The Captain View Post
There is a fascinating article written about Suarez's early days on ESPN:


http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/stor...autiful-player

Essentially it paints him as a man so driven to not lose and end up on the streets that he will do ANYTHING to win. Worth a read as it gets to the heart of this story.

Take care all.
Just wanted to say this is a fantastic article, one of the best football ones I have ever read. Thank you for posting it. Whether or not you like Suarez it's a fascinating story and interesting to learn a little about Uruguayan football culture too.

Hoping the USA manage to go through tonight and then beast Belgium in the next round! I remember earlier in this thread black orb being shocked at people the USA liking football. Well, sir, prepare to be shocked again! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-maga...nitor-27978699 interesting to see!

More people watched the Portugal game there than any NBA finals game too, and this is a great article about the popularity of the sport there - while it'll never be a regular week-in, week-out sport for Americans like baseball/the NFL, the World Cup is almost like the Olympics in a way. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...yes-soccer-too