Former USMNT star delivers blunt verdict on Luis Suárez’s altercations | OneFootball

Inter Miami’s last month has been a rollercoaster of emotions. The Herons lost the Leagues Cup final to a surprising Seattle Sounders. However, every football fan will remember that game because of what happened after the final whistle.

Miami and Luis Suarez should know that this will continue for at least the remainder of the season. Any reporter who can ask a former professional player or an important figure in the sport will do so.

This is the case of the website GOAL. In a recent interview, the former USMNT midfielder Sacha Kljestan offered details on the Suarez incident.

Sacha Kljestan,“We've almost forgotten all of his past transgressions.”

Before diving into the specific theme about Suarez’s behaviour, Kljestan talked about the overall situation and said that because of that fight, people will forget how good the game was or how good the Sounders played.

Which is true. Everything that happens before the fight doesn’t matter; everything was overshadowed by the altercation at the end of the match.

“First and foremost, I would say it's a shame that that happened, because that's what goes viral. What doesn't go viral is how good of a game it was, how well the Sounders played,  the spectacle of 69,000 fans at Lumen Field, and Christian Roldan with an unbelievable performance. All of that gets overshadowed by the end of the game and the ugliness.”

What someone who saw it on TV doesn’t understand is that players came off the bench just to insult and throw punches at each other. Someone familiar with the sport understands that incidents like this happen in other leagues and tournaments as well.

You might laugh when you see clips of similar fights on TikTok or YouTube, but when it happens for the first time in a major tournament involving your country’s teams, it’s a completely different feeling. Suddenly, you feel embarrassed and shocked by what you’re witnessing, especially if you’re a Herons fan.

This time, Inter Miami players were wrong, and the ones who started everything. The former USNMT midfielder knew this and said, “And I'll just say plain and simple, it was embarrassing for anybody involved with Inter Miami. I think every player, every coach, manager, president, owner, fan of that club should and would be embarrassed after that, to watch their experienced players start a fight like that, to see guys off the bench running on the field to throw punches.”

Regarding Luis Suarez, Kljestan is true. The Uruguayan striker is known for his fights and aggressiveness towards his rivals. In this past year, he has been a role model on the field, making people think he has matured with age.

But that’s not the case. When the former Liverpool FC player is provoked, his fuse is lit, and the dynamite explodes.

After it goes off, Suárez is capable of anything - biting or spitting, actions rarely seen in football, but ones the Uruguayan can produce.

The former LA Galaxy player explains: “We've watched him in MLS. It's been about a year and a half now, and he's been on his best behavior. We've almost forgotten of all of his past transgressions. But those all come roaring back in that moment where he started another fight. He's gone overboard this time, spitting on a staffer."