The legend of Uruguay says goodbye to international football! Apart from the members of the generations that brought La Celeste two World Cup trophies (in 1930 and 1950), Luis Suarez is one of the greatest players this South American country has ever had. With tears in his eyes, El Pistolero confirmed at a press conference that he decided to call it a day on Friday in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Paraguay.😞 “𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐚́ 𝐦𝐢 𝐮́𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧”Luis Suárez confirmó en conferencia que se retira de 𝐿𝑎 𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒. 📺 https://t.co/qVMBrYJR1J #ElEquipoQueNosUne pic.twitter.com/oRuiJVUBz0— Selección Uruguaya (@Uruguay) September 2, 2024 The biggest-ever Premier League deadline-day transfer bombsWith 69 goals in 142 appearances, Suarez is Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer. He has been wearing the sky blue jersey for 14 years, winning one trophy – 2011 Copa America. He netted his last goal for the national team – the added-time equalizer – against Canada in the third-place playoff match at 2024 Copa America against Canada. 11 years ago today, Luis Suarez’s blatant handball prevented Ghana from becoming the first Africa nation to reach a World Cup semifinal.After the match, he said: “I made the best save of the tournament.” 🤚(via @FIFAWorldCup)pic.twitter.com/fMJ5JGIFsy— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 2, 2021 In the world of international football, he’ll mostly be remembered by the two – to say the least – unconventional moves at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. First, in South Africa, he deliberately made a handball goal-line clearance in the quarter-final clash against Ghana. He was sent off, the Black Stars’ Asamoah Gyan missed a spot kick, and Uruguay eliminated Ghana on penalties to book the semi-final ticket.10 yıl önce bugün.Luis Suarez 🦷 Giorgio Chiellinipic.twitter.com/yJEg7I5z86— Socrates (@SocratesDergi) June 24, 2024 Four years later, in Brazil – in his third incident of that kind – he bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini. The ref didn’t see what happened and awarded Uruguay a corner, after which Diego Godin scored the 81st-minute winner, securing his team the Round of 16 and eliminating the Azzurri.##NAJAVA_MECA_8313975##
