Diego Simeone has admitted that he wanted to bring Lionel Messi to Atletico Madrid this summer, saying he called Luis Suarez to ask if a deal was possible. Messi became a free agent when his Barcelona contract expired on June 30, and planned to stay until the club announced that financial problems would prevent them from registering a new, agreed deal. The 34-year-old eventually signed for P...Full Story »

The Uruguayan was reluctant to celebrate as he put his old team-mates to the sword at the Wanda Metropolitano Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez pressed his hands together to ask forgiveness after deepening Barcelona's crisis with his first goal against his former employers on Saturday. The Uruguayan hit late in the first half to put Atletico 2-0 up over the struggling Catalans at the brea...Full Story »

Luis Suarez has announced he's staying with Atletico Madrid after helping them win the LaLiga title on Saturday. The striker signed a two-year deal when he joined Atletico from Barcelona last summer, which carried a break clause this summer "Yes, I'm sure [I'll stay]," Suarez told Movistar. "Atletico welcomed me from the minute I arrived... how they treated me. "I asked the club if there w...Full Story »

Luis Suarez couldn't hide his emotions after helping Atletico Madrid win the LaLiga Santander title on Saturday. The Uruguayan scored Atleti's second on the day, clinching the win over Real Valladolid and the title with his 21st strike of the season. All of this comes after he was kicked out at Barcelona last summer. "It's tough," Suarez said to Movistar after the game, fighting back tears. ...Full Story »

Former Barcelona teammates are known to be close friends Suarez and MessiJuanjo Sacristan / Pablo Robles Distance has proved no barrier for the friendship between Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as the pair shared a meal together in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Barcelona let Suarez leave last summer, but Los Cules can now no longer win LaLiga Santander, and Atletico Madrid can. It's likely t...Full Story »