News about Asamoah Gyan

According to a Ghanaian MP, Asamoah Gyan deliberately missed his extra-time penalty against Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, a centr-left member of Ghana's centre-left National Democratic Congress party, argued that Gyan's political convictions influenced the striker's international performances. In Group D, the first World Cup hosted on the African continent, a Ghana team captained by then-Sunderland defender John Mensah finished second, becoming the only African team to reach the knockout stage in the process.

Newcastle and Sunderland met together in the legendary Tyne-Wear derby on Saturday for the first time since March 2016. Due to the fixture being held at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, let's make that the Wear-Tyne derby. When it comes to this confrontation, it pays to be specific. Few international football derbies have as much drama as the one in Tyne and Wear, a county whose establishment in 1974 caused controversies because the two cities were unable to be intertwined due to their mutual hatred.

Since claiming that the children were not his, the former Premier League striker was ordered to perform DNA tests. A judge has ordered that he will give his ex-wife two homes, two cars, and a petrol station. In 109 games for his country, the retired striker scored a national record 51 goals.

Luis Suarez could be pulling up his boots soon after it was revealed that the striker is suffering from 'continued pain' as a result of his injury battle. Since leaving his boyhood club, Nacional, at the end of December last year, the Uruguayan striker has been prying his trade in Brazil with Gremio. He's made 25 appearances in all competitions, but his time with the club has been marred due to injuries.

Gremio's 3-0 victory over Ferroviaria last night was marred by Luis Suarez's mismatch with a poor follow-up by the Brazilian side. In the Copa do Brasil second round match, it was goalless, but the Gremio were given a point after Vinicius was fined for a handball in the box. Suarez, a veteran striker, was brought to the lead, but Ferroviaria's goalkeeper saved his good shot to the right of the goal. The ball was then back in the direction of the former Liverpool player, with a sold outcrowding audience awaited to see the net bulge and Suarez opening the scoring for his team. Suarez's usual finish alluded him, and Uruguayan thrashed the loose ball, missing-kicking it, and forcing the defender to put the ball out of play.

After being tragically wounded in the Turkish earthquake, Christian Atsu (right) and his Ghana international colleagues mourned the footballer's death. At their home in Accra, Ghana's capital, yesterday, his bereaved family accepted condolences from visitors and Atsu's former colleagues. Former Ghana international footballers Abedi Pele, Sule Muntari (top left), and Asamoah Gyan (bottom left) were seen arriving at the hotel to pay their respects and comforting his family. Atsu's death was announced on Saturday by his handler Nana Sechere, who said the player's body had been discovered 12 days after the disaster struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 44,000 people.

Despite going out of the tournament itself, Daniel Amartey confessed to urging his Ghana teammates to prevent Uruguay from scoring a third goal to ensure that the South Americans are eliminated from the World Cup. Luis Suarez' legendary handball in extra time of the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals between the two nations, which had prevented Ghana from scoring a winning goal. Suarez was banned from the court for the offence, but Ghana's Asamoah Gyan missed the second spot-kick, with Uruguay winning a penalty shoot-out to advance to the semi-finals.

Uruguay's Luis Suarez is reduced to tears on the bench after South Korea's late goal against Portugal, with Hwang Hee-Chan's strike knocking Uruguay out of the group stage. Suarez was seen clutching his shirt with tears in his eyes as he watched on with his side's latest victory in Group H, a week that had seen several high-profile upsets.

After Ghana was awarded a first-half penalty against Uruguay, Darwin Nunez was fined for appearing to stamp on the penalty spot in an attempt to mess up the ground. Before Ayew's dramatic penalty misses, the Liverpool forward was one of many players from both teams to surround the referee inside the Uruguay box, and a video appears to show his attempts to ruin the penalty spot. The 23-year-old was arrested for what the referee described as an attempt to cuff the turf and make it much more difficult for the Ghana skipper to convert from 12 yards.

As the African nation prepares to face Uruguay for the first time since the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, Ghana coach Otto Addo has admitted that he wants his players to recreate Luis Suarez's legendary handball. During the quarter-finals, Suarez stopped a goalbound attempt on the line, Ghana receiving a penalty and the forward being suspended for the offence, but Suarez was not allowed to play. Asamoah Gyan failed the penalty in extra time, with Suarez seen celebrating before heading down the tunnel.

During Uruguay's 2010 World Cup quarter-finals with Ghana, Luis Suarez has refused to apologise for intentionally stopping a goal-bound ball with his hand. During his press conference earlier today, Suarez was asked about the incident, which denied Ghana an extra time winner and eventually sent them crashing out of the 2010 tournament. Suarez blamed Ghana for missing the next penalty rather than apologizing for his conduct and said that his expulsion from the tournament was not his fault.

The United States men's national soccer team's quadrennial aim is to reach a level beyond the World Cup's group stage. Despite the country's disappointing failure to qualify for Russia in 2018, the Americans are used to winning the World Cup for the first time since 1990. But while qualifying against Cuba and Belize has been relatively straightforward, winning World Cup matches has been much more difficult. In World Cup play, the American men are just 9-8-19.

After missing a first-half penalty in Argentina's 2-0 World Cup victory over Poland on Wednesday evening, Lionel Messi has fumed that he is 'angry' with himself. Messi became the second-ever player to miss two standard-time penalties at the World Cup since 1966, despite Sczezny's second penalty save of the tournament.

Asamoah Gyan's time hasn't been exactly a healer. In a replay of one of the World Cup's most popular games, the majority of Ghanaians admit to his agony as they prepare for a reunion with Luis Suarez and Uruguay. Everybody who watched the game, they loathe Suarez,' Gyan says. In Uruguay, he is a hero, but Ghanaians regard him as a liar.' 'He's apologist,' he says.' Since being handed yet another crucial World Cup match with Uruguay, all the painful memories of 12 years ago have flooded back for Gyan and Ghana.

In both teams' vital final group stage match at the Qatar World Cup, Ghana (left) faces Uruguay. Despite losing 3-2 against Portugal in their tournament opener, the African team bounced back to beat South Korea 3-2 on Monday to boost their hopes of qualifying for the last 16. Otto Addo's side needs a victory over Uruguay on Friday to ensure progression, but a draw could be enough, depending on Portugal's results against South Korea. Uruguay has failed at this tournament and currently sits last in Group H after a goalless draw with South Korea and a 2-0 loss to Portugal on Monday. Uruguay must win. And in the 2010 World Cup, Ghana's bitter quarter-final exit (right) - and others of Luis Suarez (inset right) - gives the country a chance not only to make the mistakes but also to exact revenge and eliminate the South American outfit. Sportsmail takes you through everything you need to hear about the Al-Janoub Stadium (inset left) shortly approaching.

On November 21, the first World Cup to be held in the winter will begin, with Group H being the first to be launched on November 24. Sportsmail takes you through an intriguing Group H, from how each team qualified for the tournament, their involvement in the tournament, and who to watch out for.

Many celebrities have been able to announce themselves as a global superstar and make a career-defining move on the back of a starring role on football's grandest stage. Over the years, there have been some inspired signings made immediately after the tournament has ended, but many big names like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Liverpool have fallen into the trap of landing players following a string of spectacular performances for their countries. Scouts will be keeping an eye on players who play at the World Cup in Qatar next month, particularly with the January transfer window opening not long after the final on December 18. Sportsmail looks at ten of the worst post-World Cup signings.

The Qatar World Cup will be more motivated to bring revenge. The meeting between Ghana and Uruguay at Al Janoub Stadium on December 2, the final day of group fixtures, could determine who makes it to the last 16. However, there hasn't been any football match in Ghana that they'd rather win. When Luis Suarez deliberately handballed on the goalline back in 2010, sacrificing himself while still demonstrating his team's triumph, the hearts of a whole world were shaken. His activities left Africa's entire continent devastated, as well as a swath of the globe.