Liverpool legend Luis Suarez breaks silence with groveling apology after 'spitting' on rival coach
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Luis Suarez has apologized after spitting at a Seattle Sounders coach after his Inter Miami side was beaten 3-0 in the Leagues Cup final.
Both sets of players were involved in a scuffle following the end of the game, with Suarez first holding Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, before the unsavory incident involving the Sounders coach.
Video footage clearly showed former Liverpool star Suarez spitting in the direction of the coach, and he made no excuse for his behavior in an apology issued on Instagram.
“First of all, I want to congratulate the Seattle Sounders for their Leagues Cup victory," Suarez wrote.
I made a mistake and I’m sincerely sorry.
“That’s not the image that I want to portray in front of my family, who suffer for my errors, and (Inter Miami) doesn’t deserve to be affected by this either.
“I feel bad for what happened, and I did not want to miss this opportunity to recognize it and ask everyone for forgiveness who felt poorly about what I did.
“We know there is still a lot of season to play for, and we’re going to work together in order to accomplish the goals that this club and its fans deserve
Suarez and Miami lost the Leagues Cup final
Speaking in the immediate aftermath of the incident, Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano — who was one of Suarez's teammates at Barcelona — appeared to excuse Suarez's reaction, suggesting that his players may have been provoked after the final whistle.
"Nobody likes that at the end of the game there are this kind of actions," Mascherano said