Teary-Eyed Luis Suarez, Infamous For Biting Chiellini During 2014 World Cup, Announces International Retirement

Luis Suarez finishes as Uruguay's leading goal-scorer but his career was not without a share of controversies.

Luis Suarez Retires: The 37-year-old finishes as Uruguay's leading goal-scorer.

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Luis Suarez Retires From International Football: Uruguay's leading goal-scorer Luis Suarez has annunced his decision to retire from international football at 37. On Monday, the 37-year-old confirmed that he will be hanging up his boots after the country's FIFA World Cup 2026's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo.

Suarez had a tough time fighting his tears as he announced the decision to quit international football. "Friday will be my last match for my country," he said at a press conference as he broke down in tears, the video of which quickly went viral on social media. 

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"It was not an easy decision to make, but I do it with the peace of mind that I will give my maximum until the very last game of my (Uruguay) career," he added.

Take a look at the viral video here:

😞 “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

Infamous For Biting Chiellini During 2014 World Cup

While at one hand, Suarez would be remembered for being one of the great players of his generation and someone who finished as Uruguay's leading goal-scorer with 69 goals from 142 matches as yet, his career had its own share of controversies.

Suarez, in fact, infamously received a four-month ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during the FIFA World Cup 2014. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup too, he was at the centre of a controversy when his hand-ball on the goalline denied Ghana what would have been a winner in the quarter-final.

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Even though Suarez was sent off the pitch for the offence, Ghana failed to score off the penalty and subsequently Uruguay went on to secure a place in the semi-final after winning the penalty shoot-out.

"I wouldn't trade the Copa America title for anything," he said. "It was the best moment of my career. I wouldn't trade it for anything."