Luis Suárez controversies

Throughout his career as a professional footballer, Uruguayan Luis Suárez has been responsible for numerous controversial incidents on and off the pitch, including racially abusing Patrice Evra, biting opposing players on three separate occasions, as well as being responsible for numerous displays of kicking and punching other players, all while showing a distinct lack of remorse for his actions. Despite the continuous occurrences of controversies involving Suárez, he continually received unwavering support from colleagues and fans in the face of mass criticism. When transferring to both Liverpool and Barcelona in two of the most expensive transfers in history, he was undergoing lengthy suspensions for his misconduct. In total, Suárez has missed a combined 45 games as a direct consequence of the controversies since 2010, and was withdrawn from contention to be nominated for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The controversy surrounding Suárez's entire career led Canadian journalist Cathal Kelly to predict six months in advance that Suárez would do "something insane" at the 2014 World Cup; when the prediction paid off, it was said to have failed to surprise. It has been said that, "when he's not biting opponents, he is the most beautiful player in the game". When asked to describe Suárez, Liverpool owner John W. Henry replied "he is a good person 99 percent of the time, and 1 percent of the time his desire to win overcomes everything else". In trying to understand Suárez's problem, former managers Ron Jans and Kenny Dalglish urged him to seek professional help, which he did in 2014 after his third biting incident. In the build-up to the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, in which Suárez's club Barcelona defeated Italian league champions Juventus, The New York Times dedicated an article to the controversies surrounding him in light of the fact that a number of Juventus players had "scores" to settle with Suárez; "bite victim" Giorgio Chiellini and five other Juve teammates were in the Italy side knocked out by Uruguay in the 2014 World Cup, Patrice Evra had transferred at the beginning of the season from Manchester United and Ghanaian international Kwadwo Asamoah had played in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final during which Suárez's infamous "Hand of God" handball took place.

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