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Everyone loves Luis Suarez: The 'Last Dance' of Uruguay's national hero Ragnarok

Am I old enough to eat?" The Qatar World Cup may be Suarez's last World Cup appearance, but the veteran's story is far from over.

By Yan Guo LuanPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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On the football field there is such a player: they are the angel and the devil common existence, love his special love, hate him very hate. Luis Suarez is such a presence.

Fans of almost every team he played for loved him. He has given his all to every home team he has been with, whether it is Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona, etc., as in the World Cup when he handball to save Uruguay, he always gives his all where he is.

However, he also has a lot of bad things to do on the football field: the "spectacular bite" of Giorgio Chiellini, the "tussles" with Patrice Evra for years, and the World Cup goalline handball to save Uruguay's classic.

He is the best modern center - forward, proficient in all 18 martial arts. As the fans say, everyone loves Suarez except the opposition.

The beginning is also the end

Suarez made his debut for Uruguayan Nacional, first in La Liga and then in England for Liverpool, where his superb shooting skills and flexible body have made him one of the world's leading strikeman.

After the World Cup, Suarez joined Barcelona and became the MSN Trident team with Messi and Neymar. The three Musketeers from South America made the whole Europe tremble by scoring triple figures every year.

Suarez left Barca in the summer of 2020 to join Atletico Madrid, where he was the main force to win the La Liga title. When his contract expired in the summer of 2022, Suarez opted to return to Uruguay and return to his parent club, using playing time to maintain his form in order to travel to Qatar.

On October 31, 2022, the Uruguayan First Division championship semifinal, Nacional beat Montevideo Liverpool 4-1, won the season championship. The man of the match award went to 35-year-old Luis Suarez, who scored in regulation and stoppage time for Nacional and was the main culprit in the match.

An angel is also a devil

Despite Uruguay's lack of success, Suarez is certainly one of the most impressive players in World Cup history.

In the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals against Ghana, Suarez's save in front of the goal in the second half of extra time prevented Ghana from scoring what would have been a game-winner. Although he was not spared a red-dot penalty, Ghana captain Gyan's penalty was denied by the crossbar. Uruguay won a penalty shootout and reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 40 years. Since then, Suarez has become a national hero in Uruguay.

In 2014, Uruguay played Italy in the group stage of the World Cup. Fans may have forgotten the result, but Suarez's stunning challenge on Italian centre-back Giorgio Chiellini has gone down in history.

For suarez, "taste" the opponent had "good", as early as in the Netherlands and England, and Carl and branislav ivanovic generation is Sue tooth poisonous mouth, before the eyes of the world to chiellini 叒 times, and let the suarez penalty suspended for four months, being chased suarez wild side of known by fans around the world with the devil.

The end is also the beginning

The Qatar World Cup, Uruguay, Portugal, South Korea, Ghana in the same group, the competition is quite fierce. It is interesting to note that Uruguay have a lot of history with their opponents in this group. In the last World Cup, Uruguay eliminated Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Suarez was defeated by Ghana, and Son Heung-min led South Korea were not weak.

While the golden generation of Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan is getting old, Uruguay's talent has emerged in recent years, with Liverpool's 100 million striker Manuel Nunez, Real Madrid midfielder Ernesto Valverde, Tottenham midfielder Ricardo Bentancourt and the back four Sergio Jimenez and Sergio Araujo also being counted on. On paper, Suarez's Uruguayan team has the clear advantage in the group.

Luis Suarez is set to become a free agent again next winter after ending his short contract with Uruguayan Nacional ahead of the World Cup. According to previous reports, Suarez no longer wants to play in Europe and could move to the United States to continue his career.

"Lian quite old, can still eat?" The Qatar World Cup may be Suarez's last World Cup appearance, but the veteran's story is far from over.

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Yan Guo Luan

I like movies, music, science fiction and art. I am a certified graphic designer and create my own art. Things that inspire me include equality, respect and anything weird.

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