Suarez said goodbye to international football: played his last international match against Paraguay; was banned for biting Chiellini in the World Cup

Uruguay’s star striker Luis Suarez has retired from international football. He played his last international match against Paraguay on Friday, September 6. He will continue to play club football. Suarez is associated with American club Inter Miami.

However, Suarez’s international farewell was nothing special. This match between Uruguay and Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers ended in a 0-0 draw. Suarez’s family was also present in the stadium during his last international match. They looked emotional during this time. Suarez has had a long association with controversies. Due to this, he is also called the Controversy King.

The 37-year-old footballer had told the media at the Centenario Stadium on September 2 this year – ‘I am sad to say this, but the match on Friday will be my last match for my country.’

Suarez with his family during his last international match.

Suarez looked emotional during the farewell match.

Fans bid farewell to Suarez in this manner.

4 big controversies related to Suarez…

1. 2010: Used his hand to stop a goal in a World Cup match

The quarter final match of the 2010 World Cup was going on between Ghana and Uruguay. In the last moments of the match, Suarez stopped the ball with his hand on the goal line to stop Ghana from scoring the winning goal. He was shown a red card due to this hand. Due to this, Ghana’s Asamoah missed the penalty and Uruguay won the match in the penalty shootout and entered the semi-finals.

2. Allegation of racism in EPL match, comment made on African player

Suarez was accused of racism in the 2011 English Premier League season. He made racist comments on Manchester United’s African player Patrick Abra during a match. Later, he was fined 40 thousand pounds (about 44 lakh rupees) and was also banned for 8 matches.

3. Giorgio Chellini of Italy was bitten, loss of Rs 100 crore

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Suarez bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during a match. He was also banned for 6 months. After this controversy, he was transferred from English Premier Club Liverpool to Barcelona, ​​Spain. He was supposed to get 75 million pounds (about Rs 754 crore) for this transfer, but after the incident, he was given 10 million pounds (about Rs 100 crore) less. Due to this, Suarez suffered a loss of more than Rs 100 crore.

4. Suarez bit a Chelsea player in EPL

On 21 April 2013, Suarez bit Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic on the hand during an English Premier League match against Liverpool. Suarez was banned for 10 matches for the offence. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Scored 69 goals in 142 matches, made his debut in 2007

This 37-year-old player, who has played for Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​scored 69 goals in 142 matches for his country. This is a record for Uruguay. He participated in 4 World Cups and 5 Copa America tournaments for Uruguay. Suarez made his international football debut in 2007. In that match, Uruguay won 3-1 over Colombia.

There was also a ban on going to the stadium

Suarez has bitten the players of the opposing team many times. FIFA took strict action against him and banned him. He was banned from participating in any kind of football programs, practice and even entering the stadium.