Life and crimes of troubled magician
2002 Aged just 15, Suarez is sent off for headbutting a referee in a youth match in Uruguay.
JULY 2007 A year after arriving in Holland, he takes out a lawsuit against his club Groningen to try to force a move to Ajax. He loses the case in court but his position at Groningen is untenable so he is transferred anyway. NOVEMBER 2007 Fined by Ajax after a dressing-room fight with team-mate Alberto Luque at halftime in their match with Feyenoord — over how a free-kick was taken in the first half.
JULY 2010 Deliberately handles the ball to deny Ghana a match-winning goal in their World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay. The South Americans won the tie on penalties, with sent-off Suarez celebrating wildly. NOVEMBER 2010 Dubbed the Cannibal of Amsterdam by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf after biting PSV’s Otman Bakkal on the shoulder. Ajax banned him for two matches, but the offence was serious enough for the Dutch FA to extend it to seven games.
OCTOBER 2011 Now at Liverpool, he gets Everton’s Jack Rodwell sent off in a Merseyside derby with a dive. David Moyes later condemns him for and conning Rodwell’s referees red card is Suarez rescinded. responds Cheeky by diving in front of Moyes when he scores against them the following year.
OCTOBER 2011 Found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra during a Premier League game at Anfield. He is banned for eight matches and fined £40,000.
DECEMBER 2011 Banned for one game for making an offensive gesture to Fulham fans at Craven Cottage.
FEBRUARY 2012 Refuses to shake Evra’s hand before Liverpool meet Manchester United at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson says: ‘He should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again’.
APRIL 2013 Sunk his teeth into the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a Premier League match at Anfield. Hit with a record 10-match ban that carries into the following season.
AUGUST 2013 Announces he wants to leave Liverpool, but the club refuse to sell him after Arsenal controversially bid £40million and one pound — and Suarez has to stay.
JUNE 2014 Suarez marks his performance against England with a whinge, dedicating his two goals to those in England who ‘laughed at his attitude’.