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07:34 AM ET 05.01 | After being banned 10 games for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, the relationship between Liverpool and front man Luis Suarez has been strained beyond repair. He is not expected to return to the club following the conclusion of the season and a number of teams are already preparing to make a run at the banned striker. Teams like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have already been discussed as potential landing spots for the 26-year-old. Now, another team is jumping in to the mix and they have an interesting advantage which could make them the favorite to land Suarez. Bayern Munich is reportedly looking in to the Uruguayan forward and head coach Pep Guardiola is not afraid to spend money on the transfer market.

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06:45 PM ET 04.25 | Jimmy Nielsen may have embellished it a bit, but Juninho definitely kicked the ball right at him in midweek action. This came after he sent a free kick right into Aurelion Collin's "midsection" in what seemed like a horrible miscue. It was a frustrating game for the New York Red Bulls and perhaps he thought Nielsen had starting milking the clock way too early, but Juninho's suspension was extended to two games by the MLS disciplinary committee. He will now miss the upcoming match against Toronto after missing the weekend match.

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05:21 PM ET 04.24 | Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has finally been handed down his punishment for grabbing the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic and biting in to it over the weekend. The Independent Regulatory Commission announced that Suarez would be given a 10-game English Premier League ban. The punishment is effective immediately, which means Suarez will miss the remainder of the EPL season. The ban will also spill in to next season as he misses the first six games of the 2013-14 English Premier League season.

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09:43 PM ET 04.18 | NBC announced their overall broadcast plans for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League as coverage switches from Fox Soccer to the NBC Universal family. The coverage will include all 380 matches, live coverage of Championship Sunday, and more than 600 hours of original and weekly studio programming on NBC Sports. All matches will be presented live with pre- and post-game coverage and can be streamed on NBC Sports Extra Live. This is the first time access to all matches will be available.

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11:32 AM ET 04.14 | D.C. United is a bad team right now, and if the course of a troubling season doesn't turn soon, Coach Ben Olsen is prepared to make changes. "We've got to fix something," he said following a 2-0 setback against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at RFK Stadium. "I don't know if we have got to look within the league, I don't know if we have to make a trade. We have got to get better. We can't continue down this path."

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