Luis Suarez given six-match ban for spitting at rival coaches during Inter Miami's Leagues Cup final defeat to Seattle Sounders

"Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has been given a six-game ban for spitting at a Seattle Sounders' staff member following his side's Leagues Cup final defeat. The Sounders triumphed 3-0 in the game before a melee broke out after the full-time whistle, which saw Suarez have to be held back by team-mates before he was seen spitting at a member of the opposing team's staff."

"Miami midfielder and Suarez's former Barcelona team-mate Sergio Busquets threw a punch at Seattle's Obed Vargas while Miami defender Tomás Aviles was also involved in aggressive behavior. Busquets has been hit with a two-game ban while Aviles will be suspended for three games for participating in violent conduct. Seattle coaching staff member Steven Lenhart has also been suspended for five games."

""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," he wrote. "I made a mistake and sincerely apologize. 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.""

Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez received a six-game ban for spitting at a Seattle Sounders staff member after his side's 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat. A melee broke out after the full-time whistle, and Suarez was held back by team-mates before being seen spitting at an opposing staff member. The Leagues Cup disciplinary committee ruled the suspension applies only to next year's edition of the tournament, while Major League Soccer reserves the right to impose additional punishment. Sergio Busquets was banned for two games, Tomás Avilés for three games, and Seattle staff member Steven Lenhart for five games. Suarez apologized on Instagram and has a history of lengthy bans, including an eight-match suspension in 2011 for racist abuse and multiple bans for biting incidents at club and international level.

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