Darwin Nunez

Salah defends former team-mates after fan account post

Salah defends former team-mates after fan account post

Egypt international Mohamed Salah has hit back at a fan account on social media for what he described as “disrespect” towards his former t Liverpool team-mates Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, Afrosport reports. The X account, Anfield Edition, which boasts more than 500,000 followers, posted a graphic comparing Diaz and Nunez with Liverpool’s summer signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz. The image, which was captioned, “Name...

Darwin Nunez to serve Uruguay ban after failed CAS appeal

Darwin Nunez to serve Uruguay ban after failed CAS appeal

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez will serve the remainder of his ban, having been involved in an altercation with fans while on duty with Uruguay, Afrosport reports. This follows a failed appeal by Nunez, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ordering the 25-year-old to carry on with the ban. The former Benfica forward, in August 2024, was handed a five-match international ban by CONMEBOL, South American...

2026 World Cup qualifiers: Darwin Nunez temporarily cleared to join Uruguay after ban suspension

2026 World Cup qualifiers: Darwin Nunez temporarily cleared to join Uruguay after ban suspension

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has linked up with the Uruguay national team for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador, Afrosport reports. This comes after his five-match ban, imposed following a brawl involving Uruguay players and Colombian fans during the Copa America semi-final, was temporarily lifted. Nunez had already served two games of the suspension, but the case has now been referred to...

Darwin Nunez: Liverpool forward handed five-game Uruguay ban by CONMEBOL

Darwin Nunez: Liverpool forward handed five-game Uruguay ban by CONMEBOL

Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez has been handed a five-game international ban due to an altercation with spectators during Uruguay’s Copa America semifinal defeat to Colombia in July. The 25-year-old was part of the players involved in a confrontation with fans after their 1-0 loss to Colombia at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina, a game in which the two teams finished with ten players....

AFCON 2023 Watch: Egypt’s Salah scores first Premier League goal of 2024 in Liverpool win

AFCON 2023 Watch: Egypt’s Salah scores first Premier League goal of 2024 in Liverpool win

Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah netted twice and assisted one goal, including bagging the first Premier League goal of 2024, as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4-2 in a breathtaking six-goal thriller at Anfield on New Year’s Day. The 31-year-old, who is bound to represent the Pharaohs at the Africa Cup of Nations later this month in Ivory Coast, opened the scoring for the Reds in the 49th...