Luis Suárez Says Patrice Evra Racism Case Was 'False'
'The Case With Evra Was False' - Suárez Unapologetic Over Racially Abusing Frenchman
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Luis Suárez remains unrepentant about racially abusing Patrice Evra in 2011 and claims the case brought against him was "false".
Suárez was suspended for eight matches and fined £40,000 by the Football Association over two years ago for repeatedly calling Evra "negro" during Liverpool and Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Anfield in October 2011.
In the FA's report, it is stated Suárez pinched Evra's skin and "admitted use of the word 'negro' when speaking to Mr Evra", which was deemed as not conciliatory.
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Suárez refused to shake hands with a player he racially abused
Astonishingly, Liverpool wore T-shirts in support of the Uruguayan at Wigan Athletic and Suárez refused to shake hands with Evra when the pair came face to face in the reverse fixture.
Suárez has never apologised to Evra and does not even regard his behaviour as a "mistake".
He told Sport890 AM: "Let me tell you, I've made only two mistakes in my career. My first was when I was playing for Ajax and I bit an opponent. My second was when I bit (Branislav) Ivanović.
Luis Suárez Controversies
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Suárez stops the ball with the hands during the extra-time of Uruguay's 2010 World Cup quarter-final match with Ghana... (credit:Getty Images)
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He is shown a red card after his handball by referee Olegario Benquerenca, but Asamoah Gyan misses the spot-kick... (credit:PA)
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And Uruguay go on to win on penalties as Suárez is demonised by the Ghanians (credit:Getty Images)
Dutch Eredivisie - Bite incident Luis Suarez(04 of18)
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Suárez was not sent off for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal's shoulder while Ajax captain in November 2011... (credit:Getty Images)
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But he did receive a seven-match ban (credit:Getty Images)
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An early glimpse of Suárez's nature came in March 2011 when, after a Rafael da Silva tackle on Lucas Leiva, he slyly tugged the Brazilian's hair in a bid to wind him up (credit:Getty Images)
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Suárez feigns agony as Jack Rodwell is erroneously sent off by Martin Atkinson in the October 2011 Merseyside derby. Liverpool win the game 2-0 and Suárez scores. (credit:PA)
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Later in October, a foul by Suárez on Patrice Evra sparks off his most infamous misdemeanour... (credit:Getty Images)
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When he racially abuses Evra, calling him a "negro" eight times... (credit:Getty Images)
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Suárez is fined £40,000 and banned for eight matches (credit:Getty Images)
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Suárez is suspended for one game for making an offensive gesture to Fulham fans in December 2011.
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On his first start since his ban for racially abusing Evra, Suárez refuses to shake his hand in February 2012 (credit:PA)
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Suárez executes a pathetic dive in a 0-0 draw against Stoke in October 2012. He later admits to cheating (credit:AP)
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Bemusing irony as Suárez opts for a diving celebration in front of Everton manager David Moyes, who accused the Uruguayan of simulation after the Stoke tumble (credit:PA)
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Suárez is fortunate not to be red-carded after he rakes his studs down Sylvain Distin's heel in the same game. Everton fans enjoy poetic justice when he scores a late header which is wrongly disallowed for offside (credit:PA)
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Suárez controls the ball with his hand at Mansfield Town to score Liverpool's winner in the third-round of the FA Cup, January 2013 (credit:AP)
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Chewy Suárez: A shocked Branislav Ivanović reels from being bitten by the controversial striker (credit:Getty Images)
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Giorgio Chiellini shows off the bite mark from where Suárez bit him. (credit:Getty Images)
"The case with Evra was all false. I was accused without proof. But that's in the past. I was sad at that moment, but I'm happy today. I have grown up. I have thought more about things before doing them.
"Now people in England can't talk about me because I'm not doing anything wrong. They have to talk about me only as a footballer. I said I'm sorry (after the Ivanović bite) and that was all, end of story. I've nothing else to regret. All the other things were like a movie that people in England believed in."
Evra has been booed on the three occasions he has played at Anfield since the incident, and labelled a "lying b*****d" by thousands of Liverpool fans.