Luis Suarez has been banned for six matches after spitting at a Seattle Sounders employees member throughout Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup last defeat final week.
Miami missed out on silverware as they had been comfortably overwhelmed 3-0 by the hosts at Lumen Discipline.
Nevertheless, the showpiece was marred by post-match incidents involving Suarez, who grabbed Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas across the neck, earlier than spitting within the face of director of safety, Gene Ramirez.
The 38-year-old has subsequently been handed a six-match suspension, which is able to solely apply to the Leagues Cup and successfully rule him out for the whole thing of subsequent yr’s competitors, whereas MLS “reserves the precise” to impose additional punishment.
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Suarez’s team-mates Sergio Busquets (two video games) and Tomas Aviles (three video games) have additionally obtained bans, together with Seattle teaching employees member Steven Lenhart (5 video games).
The Uruguayan apologised for “a second of nice pressure and frustration” in an announcement on his Instagram account earlier this week, acknowledging: “I used to be incorrect and I sincerely remorse it”.
