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Luis Suarez joined Inter Miami from Gremio in December 2023 Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez appeared to spit at a member of the Seattle Sounders' coaching staff following his side's 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat. The incident happened shortly after the full-time whistle, following a melee involving both sets of players sparked by the Uruguayan. Suarez, 38, grabbed Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, before team-mate Sergio Busquets struck the Mexico international on the chin. Moments later, Suarez was involved in an altercation with a Sounders staff member and was held back by team-mate Oscar Ustari before appearing to spit in the coach's direction. Asked about the melee, Seattle boss Brian Schmetzer said: "Unfortunately, that is going to take some of the attention away from a great performance by the Seattle Sounders. "Their players were frustrated and that led to some things happening on the field that shouldn't happen on the field. "I'm going to shut that down, because that shouldn't be the story. The story of the game is not what happened after the game. " Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano said: "I have nothing to say because I was far away and didn't see what happened. "Nobody likes for there to be these types of actions. Maybe there was provocation, but I don't know what happened. " Suarez has been involved in several controversial incidents during his career. In 2011 when at Liverpool, he was given an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra. He also served bans for three separate biting incidents when playing for Ajax, Liverpool and Uruguay. Osaze De Rosario, Alex Roldan and Paul Rothrock were on target in a dominant performance by the Sounders at Lumen Field in Seattle. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Follow your club with BBC Sport Transfer deadline day: Isak, Wissa, Sancho, Donnarumma latest Liverpool agree British record £125m fee for Isak Newcastle agree £55m deal for Brentford's Wissa Preview the new series of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes’ greatest cases Reflecting on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II A cricket match-fixing scandal that stumped the sport Stunning Szoboszlai free-kick helps Liverpool beat Arsenal. Video Stunning Szoboszlai free-kick helps Liverpool beat Arsenal Arteta's cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal 'I'm not Messi' - Rodri's back but what is wrong at Man City? Norris to 'go for it' after Zandvoort title blow 'Seagull provides more entertainment than teams in Old Firm derby' Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? Who is at risk as Welsh rugby consultation starts? Gene tests begin in women's athletics - new rule explained The Hundred: Pundits pick their teams of the tournament 'The most sterile game' - another controversial day for VAR 'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal Video'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal 'Ultimate dream' of 24 F1 races on £20K and 28 days' leave Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley. Video Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley 'He will bounce back' - Alexander-Arnold impresses on Real return Man Utd's vital win can't mask urgent goalkeeping issues 'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton. Video'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa. Video England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa Cardiff rejection and running round potato fields - Bowen in his own words How can Raducanu close gap on top players? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.