“Shocking for a player of his standards!”: Luis Suarez and his dark history with never-ending controversies
- Anweshan Ghosh
- 23 hours ago
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Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has been slapped with a six-game ban for his disgraceful spitting incident in the League's Cup Final against Seattle Sounders on 31st August. In a shocking incident, “El Pistolero” was captured spitting on the face of an opposition staff member to take out his frustration as Miami went on to lose the final by 3-0.
This incident took place after the final whistle as former Barcelona teammates Suarez and Sergio Busquets scuffled with the Seattle players. Along with Suarez, Miami midfielder Tomas Aviles also received a three-game suspension, while Busquets managed to escape with just a two-game suspension.
The Uruguayan international later apologised for his behaviour via a post on Instagram, stating, “It was a moment of great tension and frustration, where right after the match things happened that shouldn't have happened, but that doesn't justify the reaction I had.” (sic)
The 38-year-old further added, "I was wrong, and I sincerely regret it…I feel bad about what happened, and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge it and apologise to everyone who felt hurt by what I did." (sic)
However, this is definitely not the first time that the legendary striker has been involved in such an incident, which led to him facing a lengthy ban due to his strange and disgraceful act, as Suarez has had a long history with controversies during his nearly 20-year-long career.
All of Luis Suarez's previous controversial incidents
Luis Suarez has been nicknamed the “Vampire” by the footballing community due to his infamous habit of biting. The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker has a long history of indiscipline throughout his playing career, and this latest spitting saga has just been added into the long list of incidents.
A young Luis Suarez got into the records for biting for the first time - 2010
Luis Suarez broke into European football after his stellar stint at Ajax back in 2010. However, his performance was overshadowed by what was the first time when the Uruguayan revealed his dirty habit for the first time.
Suarez was banned for nine games after having bitten arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven’s midfielder Otman Bakkal on his right shoulder.
Luis Suarez shocked the world with his incidents in England - 2013
The second infamous incident took place back in 2013 when Luis Suarez was breaking records for Liverpool during his prolific stint in the Premier League.
However, his time has been tainted with his disgraceful acts, as he shocked English football when he bit Chelsea's star defender Branislav Ivanovic on his arm, which led to a 10-game suspension and widespread criticism across the English media.
On top of that, the striker was also accused of making multiple racist remarks about Manchester United's star Patrice Evra. It is fair to say that Suarez was lucky to have escaped a lifetime ban.
The most infamous incident which nearly ended Luis Suarez’s career - 2014
Luis Suarez nearly got his career ended prematurely when he got involved in one of the most controversial incidents of all time in football.
Back in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, during the group stage fixture against Italy, Luis Suarez bit Italy’s towering centre-back Giorgio Chiellini on his left shoulder, which left a huge bite mark as well.
This led to the then 27-year-old receiving a four-month ban from all football-related activities and being handed a nine-game ban in international football, due to which he missed the rest of the World Cup and also the 2015 Copa America.
Ten years after the biting saga Luis Suarez let it out again during the Copa America 2024
Luis Suarez managed to stay out of headlines for indiscipline for a long time, almost a decade after the 2014 incident. However, he let it out again during the 2024 edition of the Copa America.
He was seen to have attempted a bite on a Colombian defender after Uruguay’s shocking defeat in the semi-final. This incident led to huge criticism worldwide, and several pundits called out FIFA to permanently ban him from football.
However, due to a lack of concrete evidence, this incident was forgotten, and no action was taken against the Uruguayan striker.
