Chelsea: Jose Mourinho to rest World Cup Players

World Cup fatigue will stop Chelsea from fielding their strongest lineup for the first three matches of the new season, according to Jose Mourinho.

The Chelsea boss will not rush his six World Cup stars, who have had precious little club preparation, back into Premier League action.

Germany's Andre Schurrle, Brazil trio Oscar, Willian and Ramires and Belgian pair Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois have missed most of Chelsea's preseason after their World Cup exploits.

Mourinho admitted being forced to wait patiently while a host of senior stars shake off their summer exertions is simply a fact of football life.

"This is modern football," Mourinho said ahead of Monday night's trip to Burnley. "It's going in this tendency -- more matches, more competitions, less time to work, even not enough time to have a real holiday for bodies and brains that top football players need. There's not enough time.

"In our case we had a group that had good holiday and a good pre-season, then we had another group because Spain was out in the group phase, and that allowed us to get five players before we expected.

"So that was good and created a medium group -- but the final group is very late.

Mourinho went on to say that many of his side's players were not individually ready, but that the team would still be ready for their Monday match vs. Burnley.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ben Affleck Injured on Set

Ben Affleck was reportedly injured on the set of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". According a report from Star, the Batman depicter was sent home after straining his body due to a complicated move using his left shoulder.

"It was hurting him pretty bad," a source said of the set injury. "He's putting his all into this role and it's pretty physically demanding. The trips to the gym are two, sometimes three times a day and on set he's like a machine."

A candid video taken by onlookers on the set did show Affleck nursing his left shoulder. Another set video supposedly taken the following day sees a stunt double replacing the actor as Bruce Wayne to film a scene that involved him picking up a small child.

A sequel to 2012's "Man of Steel", "Batman v Superman" is moved to March 25, 2016 to avoid competition with "Captain America 3" which is due May 6. Zack Snyder is back as the director and Henry Cavill reprises his role as Clark Kent. Gal Gadot is cast as Wonder Woman, and Jesse Eisenberg is tapped as Lex Luthor.

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Barcelona: Luis Suarez happy been a football back again

Luis Suarez says he is "happy to be with his teammates and feel like a footballer again" after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowed the Barcelona striker to return to training.

Suarez, 27, saw his four-month worldwide ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in the World Cup upheld on Thursday after an appeal to CAS.

Suarez took part in Barcelona training for the first time on Friday -- having signed for the club from Liverpool last month -- and he said he is relieved to be able to be back with a ball at his feet.

"I'm very happy to feel like a footballer again and to be with my teammates," he told reporters. "I really wanted to get going.

"It was an uncomfortable situation. I'm paying for an error that I committed."

Suarez is set to finally be unveiled as a Barcelona player on Monday, while he could even make his first appearance for the club that evening in the Joan Gamper Trophy clash against Mexican side Leon.

"Now I have to wait to get back playing, and to have contact with the fans and experience what it's like to play in the Camp Nou," he said.

"I'm very thankful to the club for all they've done for me in the last few days and weeks. They've treated me well and I'm grateful because I'm achieving a dream to play with Barca."

The first competitive match in which Suarez will be eligible to play for the club could be el clasico -- the Liga meeting with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu -- if the match is set for Sunday, Oct. 26, when the Spanish league announces that weekend's schedule.

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