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Not half as much as they spend on cricket...

Don't think it is anything close to a done deal. There is an inevitability about things once Real Madrid and a player want each other, though.

Because once a thread is open, it tends to be left open until there is a definite resolution to the rumours (transfer happens, player signs a new contract, etc.) or the mercato is over.

I don't think you can call a player a mercenary for wanting to move from Liverpool to Real Madrid at this point. There are so many other appealing factors in the move that money may well not be a significant factor in his desire to move.

Who doesn't enjoy a rollicking good song about giving some oiks a kicking? I liked how Johnny Marr banned him from liking The Smiths.

Yeah, was Ghana.

The one on Luiz? That had about as little to do with football as Suarez's bite. Would have had no issue with Aguero being banned for about five games for it.

I've no issue with him getting this ban (though I think I'd have given him eight games), but I'd also be giving out much longer bans for reckless/malicious tackles. I find it hard to put a figure on the racism stuff, because someone saying something unpleasant just isn't that big a deal to me...

Seller wants it all up front. Makes no odds to them how the deal is financed, so long as the buyer can afford to make the payment(s). Buyer wants to spread the cost. Better if the buyer doesn't have to take out a loan as they have to pay the interest on that loan. That's in the most...

He meant take a loan from the bank (or wherever) in order to pay Liverpool, I believe, not loan Suarez from Liverpool.

Something around £30m and £6m, I'd guess.

Won't be at a discount. Might be on the market, but that's still far from certain.

I'll be surprised if he gets less than six games.

Sure, I just can't recall being so angry that I lost control. That's not to say I don't get angry. I'm a big fan of the 'hit it while you're still mad' philosophy in golf. Easiest way to hit the ball 10% further.

Would explain my high-pitched voice.

What if you just don't get really mad in the first place?

Liverpool have fined Luis Suarez for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic but insist the striker still has a future at the club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22248105 A genuine statement of intent to keep him or just posturing to make sure the price doesn't drop much when they...

The punch on Ibrahimovic stands out.

Getting through the group was already budgeted for, though, I think. It's only what's been earned for getting to the QF (and beyond, if it happens) that could really be treated as a bonus to be added to the transfer budget.