Luis Suarez made his return to England last night for Barcelona in their 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Champions League, and the newspapers across the water have had a bit of fun with his return on the backpages.
The striker struck twice in the win at the Ethiad in his first game on English soil since his big money move to Liverpool last summer.
The Uruguayan regularly said that his biggest issue in playing and living in England was the constant negative press coverage he received for racist incidents as well as biting opponents and problems with diving.
Well it seems that the British press are sure glad to have him back if their cunning-punning related headlines on the backpages this morning are anything to go by:
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/570357332422471683
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/570350035642093568
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/570350002582597634
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/570349980784812034
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/570356364079337473
H/T to Bleacher Report
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]
A huge occasion. Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has named his squad for his side’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday (kick-off, 7.45pm). The winner of the tie will face the winner of Denmark vs North Macedonia on Tuesday, 31 March. QPR attacking midfielder and former England U20s star, Harvey Vale, has been […]