World Cup Day 8: I, For One, Welcome Our Superhuman Striker Overlords

There's no shame in conceding defeat to an opponent with skills that make your jaw drop. And so it was with England vs. Luis Suarez — sorry, I mean England vs. Uruguay — in the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo Thursday.

Suarez's fitness has been touch and go up until this point in the tournament, and he's still not judged to be fully fit. But you would never have known that from watching his performance. For his first goal at the end of the first half, Suarez knifed straight through the English defense, casually knocked the ball past keeper Joe Hart, then, without breaking his stride, took his toothy grin to the corner post for a jubilant celebration, his fingers making pew, pew motions Read more...