Inter Miami Forward Luis Suarez received a suspension of six games for spitting on an official official Van Seattle, after he got involved in a Melee after the 0-3 loss of his side in the final of the League Cup 2025.
The suspension only applies to the edition of next year’s tournament, although Major League Soccer (MLS) «holds the right» to impose extra punishment. The former Uruguay International apologized for his actions on social media on Friday and said that the incident took place during a «moment of great tension and frustration.»
However, this is not the first time that Suarez has been subjected to prohibiting competitions. View some of the earlier incidents that led to his suspensions:
Racism incident against Patrice Evra
In the 2011-12 season, Liverpool player Suarez received a ban of eight games and a fine of £ 40,000 from the Football Association (FA) after being guilty of racial abuse by Patrice Evra van Manchester United in Anfield in 2011.
File photo: In the return match in Old Trafford, Patrice Evra refused to shake the hand of Luis Suarez before he started. | Photocredit: Getty images
File photo: In the return match in Old Trafford, Patrice Evra refused to shake the hand of Luis Suarez before he started. | Photocredit: Getty images
Suarez denied the allegations and his club, with the Liverpool players who wore T-shirts to support Suarez in the warming of his Premier League collision with Wigan.
Multiple corrosive episodes
Ajax vs PSV Eindhoven
Suarez’s first prohibition on biting an opposition player came during his time with the Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam. Suarez was the side of the side during their Eredivisie match against PSV Eindhoven and Bit Otman Bakkal on the shoulder in stopping time during their 0-0 draw.
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After the game he received a seven-match ban by the Dutch football federation, while he also received an unprecedented amount from Ajax.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
File photo: Liverpool’s Luis Suarez fights for the ball against Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic during their English Premier League match in Anfield Stadium. | Photoredit: AP
File photo: Liverpool’s Luis Suarez fights for the ball against Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic during their English Premier League match in Anfield Stadium. | Photoredit: AP
The season after the racism offer, Suarez was again in the middle of a controversy after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic’s right arm during a 2-2 draw in the competition. It was an eventful match for Suarez, who gave away a penalty before he abandoned the equalizer in the stop time.
He received a ban of 10 games through the FA and was also a fine of Liverpool a fine of Liverpool after he had declared guilty of a violent behavioral clothing.
Uruguay vs Italy
This is perhaps one of the most striking moments of the FIFA World Cup 2014 that is still being discussed. Uruguay was confronted with Italy in a crucial group phase when Suarez B near Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder before he went to the floor and claimed a hit in the face. Suarez was left without a card and Uruguay started winning the game 1-0 and booked the place in the round of 16.
However, he then received an international ban of nine games and was suspended for four months in all football activities, while he also received a fine of around £ 83,000.
Published on 06 September 2025