Uruguay striker Luis Suárez is joining Gremio, the Brazilian club said Saturday. The 35-year-old Suárez was a free agent after he left his boyhood club Nacional before the World Cup in Qatar. Brazilian media reports said Suárez signed a two-year deal with Gremio. “One of the biggest in Uruguay's history, Luis Suarez is coming to continue his victorious trajectory,” Gremio said on social media. “A top goal scorer, a multiple champion, and a fighter. Welcome, Luisito.” Read more: Ronaldo Saudi move to signal likely end of elite club career Suárez, who played for Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, confirmed the deal. “I wanted to thank you for all the love I have received,” Suárez said in a video posted on social media. “We will meet shortly.” Gremio returned to Brazil’s Serie A after one year in the second division.

Son Heung-min is likely to mask up as South Korea faces Uruguay in their Group H opener at the World Cup in Qatar. Son has scored 35 goals in 104 internationals but hasn’t played since Nov. 2 when he sustained a fracture around his left eye in a collision with Marseille’s Chancel Mbemba in a Champions League match. Son, who tied as Premier League top scorer last season, has said he expects to play with a protective mask. But there have to be worries about how effective he can be — and what the dangers are of playing with the mask, which he has worn in training since arriving in Qatar. Much of South Korea’s offense is based around Son’s speed, his ability to strike with both feet, and his accuracy on dead-ball plays. For Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will be playing in his fourth World Cup along with veteran teammate Edinson Cavani. Suarez has scored seven World Cup goals. That is one short of national record holder Óscar Míguez, who played on the 1950 winning team. Uruguay faces a generational change on the field with veteran players like Suarez and Cavani likely at their last World Cup. Read more: Qatar World Cup: Croatia vs Morocco match ends in goalless draw There's change on the bench, too. Oscar Tabarez is gone and replaced by Diego Alonso, who has little experience at this level. Tabarez led Uruguay at three World Cups but stepped away earlier this year after a series of poor results. It was Tabarez that took the team to the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Suarez is infamous for several biting incidents on the field. In a match in the 2018 World Cup in Brazil, he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder. The referee didn't see the incident, but Suarez faced severe retrospective action and was suspended from all football-related activity for four months, slapped with a nine-match international ban and given a big fine. It was Suarez's second controversial World Cup moment. In the last minute of extra time at the 2010 quarterfinal match against Ghana, Suarez was sent off after he used his hands to keep out Dominic Adiyiah’s goal-bound header. Asamoah Gyan hit the bar on the ensuing penalty, and Suárez was shown celebrating on the sideline. Ghana went on to lose the penalty shootout, thereby failing to become Africa’s first semifinalist as the continent staged its first World Cup. Read more: Mexico and Poland play out 0-0 in group thrown open by Argentina’s defeat Brazil and Serbia round out Group H, with many viewing Brazil as the tournament favorite.

Edinson Cavani scored twice in eight second-half minutes as Uruguay cruised to a 3-0 friendly win over Mexico at the University of Phoenix stadium in Phoenix, the United States on Thursday. Matias Vecino put the Celeste ahead in the 35th minute with a close range finish and Cavani doubled the lead with a low effort following Facundo Pellistri's pass. The departing Manchester United striker further extended Uruguay's advantage with a long-range shot after combining with Damian Suarez. Also Read: Man United s protesting fans treated to Cavani wonder goal Uruguay will continue their preparations for the World Cup in Qatar later this year with friendlies against the United States and Jamaica over the next eight days. Mexico, meanwhile, will face Ecuador and Suriname over the same period.

President Abdul Hamid attended Uruguay’s Presidential Command Transfer Ceremony held at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo on Sunday noon (Uruguay’s time).

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday left Dhaka for Uruguay to attend the Uruguay’s Presidential Command Transfer Ceremony in Montevideo.

The presidential candidate for Uruguay's governing coalition has conceded defeat after a second round of voting.

Montevideo, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Fifteen years of leftist rule hangs in the balance as Uruguay faces a tight presidential election that is likely to head to a runoff vote.

Montevideo, Oct 26 (AP/UNB) — The center-left coalition that has governed Uruguay for 15 years is going into Sunday's presidential election as the front-runner, but spreading unease among voters is feeding a strong challenge from a bloc of opposition parties that is expected to force a second round.