Luis Suarez to be handed heavy punishment for spitting on opponent [VIDEO]

Uruguay football star Luis Suarez has added the latest controversy to his decorated career after he was caught on tape spitting at a member of the Seattle Sounders in the MLS League Cup Final.

The veteran striker for Inter Miami was incensed with Sounders player Obed Vargas after Inter Miami lost 3-0 in the cup game final and grabbed Vargas by the neck that sparked a melee.

Suarez went on to spit at a member of Seattle’s technical staff while players from both sides clashed in the game that had Inter Miami concede two goals in the 89^thminute and in added on time.

Suarez and fellow former Barcelona player Lionel Messi played out the entire duration of the contest with Messi missing out on winning his second Leagues Cup title.

Uruguay international Luis Suarez was charged for racially abusing Manchester United player Patrice Evra in 2011 and bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Luis Suarez #9 of Inter Miami CF and New York Red Bulls Head Coach Sandro Schwarz yell at each other after a brief physical altercation during the second half of at Sports Illustrated Stadium on July 19, 2025 (Photo by Howard Smith/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF gestures with the Runners-up medal after the Leagues Cup Final match (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Suarez is expected to be handed a heavy punishment for the spitting incident. Scroll down to watch video of Luis Suarez spitting on a Sounders coach

Players of Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Miami CF fight after the Leagues Cup Final match (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Luis Suárez appeared to spit on a Seattle staff member after the final whistle in the Leagues Cup Final 👀

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