One of current football's best protesters is set to hang up his boots after a dazzling and contentious international career.
Controversial, but world-class, striker Luis Suarez has announced his retirement from international football, with the Uruguayan confirming his final game for the national team will be against Paraguay on Saturday 7 September ( BST ) during the World Cup qualifier.
Then 37, Suarez has had a brilliant job for Uruguay. In total, the Inter Miami scorer represented his national team 142 occasions, scoring 69 goals and assisting a deeper 39 times. He also managed to lift the 2011 Copa America name, scoring and assisting in the last during a 3-0 get over Paraguay.
Suarez announced his decision in an emotional push event, highlighting how a lot of thought has gone into the decision to leave.
I've been considering and analyzing this for some time. I believe this is the correct day," Suarez said. " I want to be relaxed when I play my next match with the national team. I'll be just as excited to play as I was in 2007 when I played for my national team for the first time.
" That 19-year older person is then a veteran player, an older player- however you want to visit it- with an outstanding history with the national team, that may give his life for the team. "
Of course, Suarez's time with Uruguay has n't all been rosy.
Giorgio Chiellini bit Suarez for the second time in his career at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as the Roman defender blocked his move into the field during Suarez's Uruguay's 1-0 victory. Following that, FIFA issued him a four-month restrictions from the game.
He even received a red card against Ghana in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals after handling the ball on the line in the last second of the sport. While stood in the hole on the side of the pitch, Suarez next proceeded to run around in festivity as Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty that could have sent Ghana into the semis. Uruguay finally managed to hold on in extra-time with a guy less, before winning the battle.
Suarez's another dark cards came on his album, in a 2007 pleasant against Colombia. The referee awarded him his second yellow card for opposition.
" We did get through challenging times. There were many," Suarez added. " Privately, it was worse for me after my huge blunder in 2014. But there's nothing that I would censure. "
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