Barcelona was best for Neymar says exteammate Luis Suarez

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has asserted FC Barcelona was the best place for Brazilian Neymar and he tried his best to convince him to stay.

Neymar was sold to Paris Saint-Germain for a record fee of $263 million earlier this year.

“We miss Ney (Neymar) a lot on the pitch, but more off it, because he was special, he’s said it. We had a lot of fun. He transmits happiness and joy all of the time. He was important for us,” Luis Suarez said.

“He’s playing for another team now but I don’t hold it against him, the opposite. I tried to convince him to stay because I think here’s the best place for him, but it’s a decision he had to take,” Suarez added.

MADRID:

LAMPARD GIVES THUMBS-UP TO VAR

Former England midfielder Frank Lampard backed the video assistant referee (VAR) technology but wants opinion of the match officials to prevail in ‘grey’ situations.

“Moving forward, I think we have to be very careful how much we let go to technology,” Lampard said.

“I think it’s important that we experiment... But for me, before we start putting it in the major tournaments, we have to make sure that we are not trying to video every moment of the game, and try and make video decisions on opinions,” added Lampard.

TOKYO:

CANNAVARO RETURNS AS GUANGZHOU COACH

HONGKONG:Fabio

Cannavaro has been tasked with building an allChinese team that can maintain Guangzhou Evergrande’s domestic dominance after being appointed new head coach on Thursday. The Italian was handed a five-year deal at the same club that fired him in 2015 and replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari, who left following the completion of his contract.

“I’m very honoured and happy to be back here,” Cannavaro said at a news conference.