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Luis Suarez has won 138 caps for Uruguay
Inter Miami guardant Luis Suarez has apologised for his behaviour aft spitting astatine a personnel of nan Seattle Sounders' coaching unit pursuing his side's 3-0 Leagues Cup last defeat.
"It was a infinitesimal of awesome hostility and frustration, wherever correct aft nan lucifer things happened that shouldn't person happened, but that doesn't warrant nan guidance I had," he wrote connected Instagram.
"I was incorrect and I sincerely regret it."
The incident happened soon aft nan full-time whistle, pursuing a melee involving some sets of players and sparked by nan Uruguayan.
Suarez grabbed Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas astir nan neck, earlier team-mate Sergio Busquets struck nan Mexico world connected nan chin.
Moments later, nan 38-year-old was progressive successful an altercation pinch a Sounders unit personnel and was held backmost by team-mate Oscar Ustari earlier appearing to spit successful nan coach's direction.
"I consciousness bad astir what happened, and I didn't want to miss nan opportunity to admit it and apologise to everyone who felt wounded by what I did," added Suarez.
Speculation has circulated astir nan grade of immoderate reward he whitethorn look but Suarez added he wants to assistance Inter Miami's push to make nan MLS Cup play-offs.
"We cognize there's still a batch of nan play ahead, and we're going to activity together to execute nan successes that this nine and each of its fans deserve," he wrote.
Suarez is nary alien to controversy.
The erstwhile Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker has been progressive successful respective arguable incidents during his career.
In 2011 erstwhile astatine Liverpool, Suarez was fixed an eight-match prohibition aft being recovered blameworthy of racially abusing Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra.
He besides served bans for 3 abstracted biting incidents erstwhile playing for Ajax, Liverpool and Uruguay.