US EditionMLS Hands Luis Suárez Extra Three-Match Ban After Spitting Incident
Luis Suarez will miss three MLS matches following his spitting incident after the Leagues Cup final; Seattle Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart also faces a season-long suspension.
- On Monday, Major League Soccer suspended Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez for three league matches and revoked Seattle Sounders staffer Steven Lenhart's credentials for the season, adding to previous bans.
- After the Aug. 31 Leagues Cup final at Lumen Field, Inter Miami lost 3-0 to Seattle Sounders, and the Leagues Cup Disciplinary Committee had already issued Suárez a six-match suspension for the spitting incident.
- Video footage showed Luis Suárez stepping on then spitting at Gene Ramirez, Seattle Sounders head of security, while Sergio Busquets and Tomás Avilés received Leagues Cup bans for violent conduct.
- He is eligible to return on Sept. 24, but Suárez's absence could affect Inter Miami's playoff seeding before their visit to New York City FC.
- Given his history, Luis Suárez's incident adds to on-field misconduct, with the Leagues Cup's three-game ban applying to future editions, and MLS may impose further sanctions.
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MLS hands Luis Suárez extra three-match ban after spitting incident
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez has received a three-match ban from Major League Soccer (MLS) after a spitting incident following last week’s Leagues Cup final. The game on August 31 ended with the Seattle Sounders beating Miami 3-0, but a scuffle broke out on the field shortly after full-time,
Inter Miami's attacker has been spitting at a Sounders staff member.
The MLS sanctioned three suspension matches this Monday with Uruguayan Luis Suárez, Inter Miami striker, for spitting out a member of the Seattle Sounders technical corps in the final of the 'Leagues Cup', tournament that also suspended the player for six additional matches.wf_cms.rss.read_more
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