Vampire on the field: As Suarez appears to Bite an Italian Opponent 'Chiellini'

Uruguay's Luis Suarez appeared to bite an opponent during the final minutes of his team's critical Group D match with Italy on Tuesday at the Estádio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil.
The incident happened during a scuffle with Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini with the score deadlocked at 0-0 in the 80th minute. The players collided while competing for a corner kick and Suarez clearly threw his head in Chiellini's direction.

It appears he lose or damage a tooth.

Chiellini trying to show bite marks on his shoulder from Suarez.

The action of the Uruguay forward is not at all a strange one. He had done such before.

 

April 21, 2013: He was suspended 10 games by England's FA for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in a league game in the 2012-13 season. Liverpool drew 2-2 on a game-tying goal by Suarez. "I was angry after giving away a penalty -- I completely lost it," Suarez said later in a newspaper interview. Suarez had been shown a yellow card for a different incident in the match.

 

Nov. 20, 2010: While playing for Ajax, he received a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal in a game. The game finished 0-0. Suarez was not booked in the match.

Suarez, one of the world's most devastating strikers, scored both of Uruguay's goals in a 2-1 win over England on Thursday. Afterward, he credited his mistreatment by the English media as his inspiration for revenge. It was unclear to what he was referring, but many believed it was Thursday's front page of The Sun, which made light of his toothy history

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Brazil 2014: Coach with the Most World Cup Crazy Celebration

 

Mexico's coach Miguel Herrera went crazy—multiple times—during his team's World Cup win over Croatia on Monday. We singled out a few of his best poses.

 

 

 

Herrera got just a bit caught up in the moment. He tackled defender Paul Aguilar to the ground in celebration and then allowed goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa to jump into his arms in a fit of joy. 

 

 

 

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Sam Smith Performs Whitney Houston's 'How Will I Know' 1985 song

Sam Smith amazes the world again, this time with his cover of Whitney Houston's classic "How Will I Know". The British singer performed a stripped down version of the 1985 upbeat song during his visit to SiriusXM Hits1 in New York City on Friday, June 20.

Smith emotionally sang the track while being joined by a keyboardist and a guitarist. Despite having come out as a gay, he opted to change the line "how do I know if he really loves me" into "how do I know if you really love me."

"A Whitney Houston song that makes me happy - it's a feel-good song," Smith told Rolling Stone of the track. "I love the juxtaposition of a melancholy lyric with an upbeat sound. People forget that's how she rose to fame. The more mature Whitney, like 'I Will Always Love You', came later."

This has been a great year for Smith. The 22-year-old star released his debut album, "In the Lonely Hour", in his home country last month and it peaked at No. 1 on U.K.'s Albums Chart. On June 17, the record arrived in the U.S. and has been projected to open at No. 2 on Billboard 200 this week.

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Louis Van Gaal not satisfied with World Cup officiating

Coach Louis van Gaal is not happy about the standard of refereeing at this summer's tournament in Brazil.
Van Gaal, speaking on Monday after the his team finished atop Group B with an impressive 2-0 victory over previously undefeated Chile at Arena Corinthians, contended that his side were lucky not to have been eliminated from the competition before the group stage finale after several calls -- erroneous in his view -- went against the Oranje in earlier wins versus Spain and Australia.
"The first two matches, we were faced with two unfair penalties. That could have led to a disqualification," Van Gaal said.
"I am only looking at the facts. You see, I am sitting on a bench, sometimes sort of underground, and I can see it is not a penalty."
Van Gaal also took exception to the yellow card star striker Robin van Persie was given in last week's 3-2 win over the Australians. Because it was Van Persie's second caution of the group stage, the Manchester United striker -- who scored three goals in his first two games -- was suspended for Monday's match.
"That is not a yellow card," Van Gaal said. "I think the referees should also be evaluated and assessed -- the media assess and evaluate players, but you should also go for the referees.
"If they have made a mistake they should be put at a lower level. That's what I do with my players. If they don't perform, if they don't play their match very well, the next match I will choose a different player, possibly. If only FIFA would do the same thing."

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Nicki Minaj Collaborate with Drake on New Album 'Pink Print'

Nicki Minaj has revealed that her new collaboration with Drake is underway. In a new interview with Kojo and Jade of Capital Xtra on Monday morning, June 23, the raptress said that the track featuring the Canadian star would "definitely" appear in her upcoming album "The Pink Print".

"I'm a massive fan of [Drake], that's my baby. And I hope and pray we'll have [a collaboration] on there. I think that we'll definitely have one on there," Minaj said and added that she's scheduled to hit the studio with her Young Money labelmate later this week.

"We're supposed to meet up this week to get some stuff crack-a-ling in the studio. I think there'll be another feature on the album that will blow people away. I'm super excited about that too, but it's obviously a secret!" she explained.

Minaj and Drake are no strangers to work with each other. The duo have worked together many times in the past, appearing in tracks such as "Moment 4 Life", "Make Me Proud" and "Up All Night".

Minaj's "The Pink Print" currently has no official release date. She has dropped "Pills N Potions" as the lead single off the record. Its music video arrived earlier this month with rapper The Game starring in it.

"He was really dope to work with. He came really last minute we reached out to him and he came right away. I think he was in the studio at the time," Minaj said of Game. "I wanted a guy for the video, and the producers booked two rappers that I didn't think really fit... It was my idea to reach out to The Game, I knew he lived in L.A. I had never hung out with him before ever in life."

"But he had made a comment about me on Instagram or something like that, and me and my girlfriend were just there laughing. And I thought, you know what, let's see if he can come by. And he was able to come!" she added.

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Neymar: We're gaining momentum

Brazil's star striker Neymar and coach Luiz Felipe Scolari were both satisfied with the team's 4-1 win over Cameroon and say the team is progressing as planned at the World Cup.
Neymar scored twice against Cameroon -- taking his tournament-leading goal tally to four -- helping Brazil win Group A with Mexico finishing second.
"I think the main thing is that the team, as a whole, had our best match," said Neymar. "We managed to attack as we wanted and everyone deserves to be complimented because we played to deserve the score. We are on the right track and are progressing."
The team remains focused on getting better with each game, according to Scolari in his post-game news conference, and know their hardest challenges are still ahead.
"Things evolve step by step and this is what we're trying to plant," said Scolari. "We are progressing on an everyday basis and in every match. Even with some difficulties to score goals, we scored four goals, but could have scored seven or eight. We have improved compared to the match against Mexico."
In addition to Neymar's brace, Fred and Fernandinho scored for Brazil, who played in front of a raucous crowd in their nation's capital of Brasilia.
"We are feeling very comfortable in Brazil," said Scolari. "Brazil has been treating us with such tenderness and is so friendly wherever we go. There is so much motivation from our fans and we feel at home anywhere. Even when we've not been playing well, the support we receive is incredible."
Brazil will face Chile in the round of 16 on June 28 at noon ET in Belo Horizonte. The match will be a massive test for Chile as Brazil have not lost a competitive match in their home country since 1975, going 42-0-18 in their last 60 games.
But Scolari knows Chile, who Brazil beat in the 2010 round of 16, are a good team and will require the best effort from his team to secure a victory.
"We cannot give the opponent a chance. We have to have a very balanced way of playing," said Scolari. "Sometimes it's one goal that is going to decide a goal. We can't make as many mistakes and that's what we have to do differently."
For Neymar, the chance to play in the World Cup's advanced stages is a dream come true.
"I've always aid that there is no pressure when you are making a dream come true," said Neymar. "This is something that you sought after since you were a kid. Today I am playing in matches I always dreamt about. I want to help my fellow players, and doing whatever it takes on the pitch to score."

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Natural Beauty: As Venus Williams poses nude for ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue

 

Venus Williams might not be the dominating Grand Slam Champion she once was, but the 34-year-old five-time Wimbledon champion and nine-time Grand Slam winner still keeps her body in championship form.

Williams, along with 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, will be featured in the sixth annual ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, which hits newsstands on July 11.

 

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