Suarez bares his teeth again, this time at his teammate
A video has surfaced in social media of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez biting the hands of his colleague Jordi Alba during in the 89th minute of a heated quarterfinal game between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal. Lionel Messi netted a brace, the second from a spot kick, to mastermind a 3-1 win, but there was more drama in the game.
The incident occurred after fracas broke out, when Marlon Santos fouled Suarez with a heavy tackle. Amidst opponents at each other’s throat, Frenchman Olivier Giroud grabbing the Spanish Alba neck, Suarez is seen nibbling on Alba’s hand. He quickly apologised too, realising it was his teammate. It had none of the maliciousness associated with the three notorious bites in his career—Otman Bakkal (PSV) in 2010 (he was banned for seven matches), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) in 2013 (he was banned for 10 matches) or the famous one on Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup (he was suspended for four months).
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When he wasn’t getting banned for biting players, he was getting suspended for racism. In 2011, Suarez had racially abused Manchester United’s Patrice Evra in a match between the two sides in October. Suarez categorically denied the claims but according to a FA report published in 2012, Suarez told Evra, “Porque tu eres negro”. “Mr Evra said that at the time Mr Suarez made that comment, he (Mr Evra) understood it to mean ‘Because you are a n*****’,” the report added. “He now says that he believes the words used Mr Suarez mean ‘Because you are black,’” the report continued.
As a result, Suarez was banned for eight matches and given a £40,000 fine. That would not be the end of the matter, however. In February, when the two teams met for the return fixture, Suarez refused to shake Evra’s hand before the match. He, however, apologised for that.
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In the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals, Suarez became the pantomime villain to everyone but Uruguay when he used his hand in the closing stages of extra-time to deflect a goal bound header Dominic Adiyiah when the match was tied at 1-1. He was sent off but had the last laugh as Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan missed the resultant spot-kick, resulting in Uruguay qualifying for the semifinal after winning a penalty shoot-out. As the camera panned to Suarez, the striker was seen celebrating wildly near the sidelines.
At least this, the bite had neither sting not intent.
