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RECIFE, Brazil -- Luis Suarez has reminded anyone wholl listen at the Confederations Cup that hes playing for Uruguay, and not for a transfer from Liverpool to another club -- perhaps Real Madrid. "Im going out to play for my country of Uruguay," Suarez said. "Im not here thinking about a transfer or anything like that." The Uruguay striker is one of the games best, elusive on the dribble with a knack for scoring. He also has a penchant for getting into trouble and doing the wrong thing, drawing attention to himself in a way that has embarrassed his club and country and detracted from his playing skills. Still -- and heres the caveat -- hes the most important player for Uruguay if the South Americans are to beat World Cup champion Spain on Sunday in the their first game in the Confederations Cup, the eight-team warm-up for next years World Cup. In addition to fending off rumours about a move to Real Madrid, Suarez has also tried to use the Confederations Cup to apologize again for his behaviour. "Obviously I have done things that I myself recognize, and Ive asked to be pardoned," he said. "As a player, as a professional Id like to be valued more for the way I play on the pitch than for other things." Suarez has a long record of getting into trouble. The 26-year-old was criticized in the 2010 World Cup for using his hand to stop a shot from Ghana that was heading towards goal. The move saved Uruguay in the quarterfinal match and got the South Americans into the semifinals and a fourth-place finish. More recently, he was banned for 10 English Premier League matches in April for biting Chelsea defender Branisalv Ivanovic on the arm. He missed the last four Premier League games -- he still finished with 23 goals -- and will miss the first six next season. This was not the first biting incident. While playing in the Netherlands in 2010, he served a seven-match suspension for biting another player, earning him various nicknames, including the "Cannibal of Ajax." A year later at Liverpool, he served an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, who is black. He subsequently refused to shake hands with Evra prior to a match, again raising the charge of racism. And -- and this seems minor in comparison -- he has a reputation as a diver. Despite it all, Suarez has his defenders. Sebastian Bauza, president of the Uruguay Football Association, has singled out Suarez as the countrys key player. "We need for Suarez, as soon as possible ... to be the player he was in the (2011) Copa America and the World Cup in South Africa," Bauza said. "We have tough games coming up and we need Suarez at 100 per cent." Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has tried to take off the pressure, saying the Group B game with Spain is less important than the second match against Nigeria. Uruguay finishes with Tahiti. Spain defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a friendly in February in Doha, Qatar. "The key game is the second," Tabarez said. "Winning it will be a giant step to put us among the final four. This is not to downgrade Tahiti, but in reality this is a team with less experience." Nike Air Max Fury Australia .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Cheap Real Off White Nike Shoes . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . http://www.outletairmaxaustralia.com/ . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. 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Following a summer in which the club spent north of ￡119 million for defender Eric Bailly and midfielder Paul Pogba, an undisclosed fee for Borussia Dortmund star Henrikh Mkhitaryan and landed Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer, expectations in the red half of Manchester are sky high.And Mourinhos retooled side looked the part after three consecutive victories, but last weeks 2-1 setback in the Manchester Derby represented the first setback.Pep Guardiolas Manchester City opened a 2-0 lead on the back of goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho. Ibrahimovic pulled the Red Devils (2-0-1) within one, but the equaliser proved elusive as City threw the first gauntlet down in the early title race.Old Trafford also seemed a logical landing spot for Ibrahimovic given his previous work with Mourinho at Inter Milan. The former Sweden international explained why he believes the two work well together.I know what he wants, I know his demands, Ibrahimovic said. Hes a winner and I see myself as a winner also. I do anything to win. And we won. He won when he was younger and I won when I was younger and we will win when we are a little bit older. Not old, but a little bit older!He is direct with everyone. He is not someone who goes behind your back. I prefer that instead of someone who doesnt say anything to you. He does what he needs to do to win.On the injury front for United, defender Phil Jones picked up a knee ligament injury and could miss a month of action. Mourinho left several of his first-choice players in Manchester as the club faced Feyenoord in Europa League action on Thursday.dddddddddddd Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingaard, Mkhitaryan and Wayne Rooney were all left home as the Red Devils suffered a 1-0 loss in that Europa opener.He has played every game since the start of the season, the manager said of his decision to omit Rooney from the squad. He has also played 90 minutes for the England team. He played 90 minutes last weekend and I want him to be fresh for the next Premier League match.While Watford (1-1-2) do not have any European football to worry about, theyll aim for a second consecutive win following an impressive 4-2 comeback victory over West Ham United last weekend.West Ham raced out to a two-goal margin thanks to a pair of goals from Michail Antonio, but the Hornets responded with four answered tallies to stun the home crowd at Olympic Stadium. Manager Walter Mazzarri applauded his clubs resolve, despite falling into an early deficit.We didnt start very well, we were in the sky as you say in Italy. But when we started to concentrate the result came, said Mazzarri. West Ham had the whole stadium with them. They came to us in a positive way but we started playing our football and the result came our way.I was a bit worried (down 2-0) but even at that score we had chances. We spoke with the players and adjusted a few things, which allowed us to have more possession and attack more.Man U did the double over Watford last season, including a 2-1 win at Vicarage Road in November. The Hornets are also aiming to break some poor history against United as they have never taken a point from the Red Devils in league.Watford have lost all six previous Premier League fixtures against United and have been outscored 16-5. ' ' '