"Image source, Getty Images Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez has been handed a six-match suspension for spitting at a Seattle Sounders' staff member following his side's 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat. The incident happened shortly after the full-time whistle of the match on 31 August, following a melee involving both sets of players and sparked by the Uruguayan. Suarez grabbed Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, before team-mate Sergio Busquets struck the Mexico international on the chin."
"Moments later, Suarez was involved in an altercation with Sounders director of security Gene Ramirez and was held back by team-mate Oscar Ustari before spitting in Ramirez's face. Former Liverpool and Barcelona striker Suarez, 38, apologised for his behaviour in a statement on his Instagram account. A statement from the Leagues Cup disciplinary committee said Suarez's suspension would only apply to next year's edition of the tournament, although Major League Soccer "reserves the right" to impose additional punishment."
Luis Suarez spat at Seattle Sounders' director of security Gene Ramirez following Inter Miami's 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat on 31 August. The incident followed a melee in which Suarez grabbed Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck and team-mate Sergio Busquets struck Vargas on the chin. Suarez was held back by team-mate Oscar Ustari before spitting in Ramirez's face and later apologised on Instagram. The Leagues Cup disciplinary committee imposed a six-match suspension for Suarez applying only to next year's tournament, while Major League Soccer reserves the right to impose additional sanctions. Sergio Busquets, Tomas Aviles and Seattle staff member Steven Lenhart also received bans.
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