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Suarez gets extra three-game ban for spittingImage source,fichas de poker fotos Getty ImagesImage caption, Luis Suarez joined Inter Miami in 2024BySean KearnsBBC SportPublished9 September 2025Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has been given an additional three-game ban for spitting on a Seattle Sounders staff member.The Leagues Cup Disciplinary Committee gave Suarez a six-match ban for his actions after the League Cup final defeat on 31 August, but that only applied to future editions of that tournament.Major League Soccer has now handed Suarez a three-match ban, meaning he will miss matches against Charlotte FC, DC United and Seattle in Miami's domestic campaign.Miami lost 3-0 in the final at Lumen Field in Seattle.A melee involving both sets of players broke out, with Suarez grabbing Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas before spitting on security director Gene Ramirez."It was a moment of much tension and frustration, where just after the game ended things happened that shouldn't have happened, but that doesn't justify my reaction," Suarez wrote on Instagram."I made a mistake and sincerely apologise."It's not the image I want to give in front of my family, that suffers because of my mistakes, in front of my club, that also doesn't deserve seeing themselves affected by something like this."Suarez was given an eight-match ban by the Football Association in 2011 after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.He has served three bans - at Ajax, Uruguay and Liverpool - for biting an opponent.Related topicsUnited States Major League SoccerFootballMore on this storyListen to the latest Football Daily podcastGet football news sent straight to your phonePublished16 AugustFollow your club with BBC SportPublished15 August
