Anyway, I've heard that the 'total ban on all footballing activities' breaches laws in relation to restraint of trade. It's one thing to ban a player from participating in matches - but not ban them from training, attending their place of work, etc.

FIFA have totally had a brainfart and acted well outside their remit.

I actually feel sorry for Saint , its crap when you support a team that are going through tulip, what makes it worse they had their best PL season ever , which could be followed by one that is a struggle

lets be honest he can still train on his own , but take your point, I still think FIFA can ban him from playing any sort of football.

But yes  it is surely down to LFC to ban him from the training ground etc

Not convinced (as I've previously said) but thought it odds-on he'd be playing for us next season. He is one of only a handful of players in the entire world who will consistently win matches through sheer ability, by being able to score goals that only a few players could.

If he's not at Liverpool, we lose that. Impossible to accurately quantify it, but I reckon Suarez was worth 20+ points to us last season. I think Sanchez is a very good player. But he won't ever deliver what Suarez can. It's not just his goalscoring, it's the doubt he puts in defenders' minds, his off-the-ball movement. Only Messi, Ronaldo, maybe Aguero (lower workrate) and Ibrahimovic (getting on, lower workrate) have that ability. His playing style is just perfect for Liverpool.

After supporting Liverpool since the 70's, the past couple of decades have been tougher than tough. We've seen a few false starts - and false Messiahs like Fowler, MacManaman, Owen - only for those scummy arsewipes to our east steal our crown and mock us for it. But last season I was reminded how good football can be. If Suarez goes, it'll take a big chunk of joy out the game for me.

His ability helped to wipe out the handicap we have against the plastic, moneybags clubs. It was the only chance we had, when Citeh & Chavski just spend eye-watering amounts on even players who sit on their bench.

But perhaps it's time we let him go. Then try to rebuild again. Sigh.

Oh lord, no 

About halfwayish between Scouseland & Manc.

Further to the posts above about Suarez's ban, I wonder what, if any, punishment Frank Rijkaard got from FIFA in 1990 after he TWICE spat in Rudi Voller's hair during the W Germany-Holland 2nd round game. I have a cousin who went to Italia '90 and was in the San Siro crowd that night, and he was totally appalled by Rijkaard's behaviour.

I should imagine that had Holland progressed, Rijkaard would have been handed a ban for the rest of that tournament.