{"id":628626,"date":"2025-09-09T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=628626"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:55:16","slug":"luis-suarez-ban-increased-by-mls-which-games-will-he-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luis-suarez-ban-increased-by-mls-which-games-will-he-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Suarez Ban Increased by MLS; Which Games Will He Miss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Soccer have announced an additional three-match suspension for Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez. He already received punishment following his involvement in a post-match altercation after Inter Miami&rsquo;s Leagues Cup final against Seattle Sounders on August 31.&nbsp;<\/p><p>This extension adds to the six-game ban that was already imposed on him for future editions of the Leagues Cup. The incident occurred after Miami&rsquo;s 3-0 defeat to Seattle at Lumen Field. There, Suarez became involved in heated arguments before spitting on a member of the Sounders&rsquo; staff.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MLS have handed Luis Su&aacute;rez an additional three-game ban for spitting on a Seattle Sounders coaching staff member in the Leagues Cup final.<br><br>He will miss Inter Miami's league games vs. Charlotte FC, Seattle Sounders and DC United. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CK6HjDgrl\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9CK6HjDgrl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1965124267626143954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The member was later identified as Steven Lenhart. The brawl resulted in multiple sanctions from both the Leagues Cup Disciplinary Committee and MLS. Following the announcement, Su&aacute;rez took to social media to apologize. The Uruguayan forward wrote:<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;It was a moment of much tension and frustration, where just after the game ended things happened that shouldn&rsquo;t have happened, but that doesn&rsquo;t justify my reaction. I made a mistake and sincerely apologize. It&rsquo;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&rsquo;t deserve seeing themselves affected by something like this.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-is-kasper-hjulmand-bayer-leverkusen-new-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Who Is Kasper Hjulmand? Bayer Leverkusen Announce New Head Coach<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Inter Miami also condemned the incident. They later stated that such behavior does not align with the club&rsquo;s values. Considering Messi&rsquo;s unavailability at times with his age and increasing injuries, Suarez is an important part of the team. Hence, both bans will create problems for the club.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Matches Will Luis Suarez Miss?<\/h2><p>The extended suspension comes at a crucial stage for Miami. They are currently sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The absence of their top striker at such a moment could heavily impact their playoff push. Suarez will now miss the following MLS matches:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charlotte FC vs Inter Miami &ndash; September 13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inter Miami vs Seattle Sounders &ndash; September 16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inter Miami vs D.C. United &ndash; September 20<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jude-bellingham-nears-real-madrid-training-return-after-shoulder-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Jude Bellingham Nears Real Madrid Training Return After Shoulder Surgery<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>The Uruguayan striker will be eligible to return on September 24 against New York City FC. Meanwhile, MLS also handed out penalties to others involved in the incident&nbsp;<\/p><p>Lenhart had his league credentials revoked for the rest of the season and postseason. Suarez&rsquo;s Inter Miami teammates Sergio Busquets and Tomas Aviles were handed suspensions in the Leagues Cup. However, they escaped additional MLS sanctions unlike Suarez.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Soccer have announced an additional three-match suspension for Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez. He already received punishment following his involvement in a post-match altercation after Inter Miami&rsquo;s Leagues Cup final against Seattle Sounders on August 31.&nbsp; This extension adds to the six-game ban that was already imposed on him for future editions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":628628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[661,1112,760],"class_list":["post-628626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-inter-miami","tag-luis-suarez","tag-mls"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Luis Suarez Ban Increased by MLS; Which Games Will He Miss? - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Luis Suarez MLS suspension grows after his role in a post-match brawl. 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