Suarez's retirement from international football: Opposition player banned for cheating, losses of Rs 100 crore

Veteran Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has retired from international football. He will play his last international match against Paraguay on Friday 6 September. He will continue to play club football. Suarez is associated with American club Inter Miami. The 37-year-old footballer told the media at the Centenio Stadium on Monday – 'It's sad to say, but Friday's match will be my last for my country.' Suarez is also known as the Controversy King as he has shunned many players. Suarez recently played for Uruguay in the Copa America. He scored in the penalty shootout in the third place match against Canada. He plays alongside Lionel Messi at Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. 4 Big Controversies… 1. 2010: Hand used to stop goal in World Cup match 2010 World Cup quarter final match was going on between Ghana and Uruguay. In the last moments of the match, Suarez went to the goal line and stopped the ball with his hand to prevent Ghana from scoring the winning goal. He was shown a red card because of this hand. As a result, Ghana's Asamoah missed a penalty and Uruguay won the match in a penalty shootout to advance to the semi-finals. 2. Accused of racism in EPL match Suarez was accused of racism during the 2011 English Premier League season for comments on African players. He made racist comments towards Manchester United's African player Patrick Abra during the match. Later, he was fined 40 thousand pounds (about 44 lakh rupees) and banned for 8 matches. 3. Italy's Giorgio Chiellini shoved, loss of 100 crores In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Suarez shoved Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during a match. He was also banned for 6 months. Following this controversy, he was transferred from English Premier club Liverpool to Barcelona, ​​Spain. He was supposed to get 75 million pounds (roughly Rs. 754 crores) for this transfer, but after the incident, he was paid 10 million pounds (roughly Rs. 100 crores) less. Due to which Suarez has suffered a loss of more than 100 crore rupees. 4. Chelsea player kicked in EPL On 21 April 2013, Suarez kicked Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic on the arm during an English Premier League match against Liverpool. Suarez was banned for 10 matches after this act. This match was a 2-2 draw. Scored 69 goals in 142 matches The 37-year-old, who made his debut in 2007 for Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​has scored 69 goals in 142 matches for his country. This is a record from Uruguay. He participated in 4 World Cups and 5 Copa America tournaments for Uruguay. Suarez made his international football debut in 2007. Uruguay won that match 3-1 against Colombia. Suarez was also barred from entering the stadium, and had repeatedly taunted the opposing team's players. FIFA took strict action against him and even banned him. He was banned from participating in any football event, practicing and entering the stadium.

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