10 Craziest On Pitch Moments From World Class Footballers
7. Luis Suarez's Deliberate Handball Against Ghana And Off Field Celebrations
In the 2010 World Cup quarter final between Uruguay and Ghana, Luis Suarez purposefully saved Dominic Adiyiah with his hands in the last minute of the game. The Barcelona forward was sent off but remained at the entrance of the tunnel as Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty, sending the game to extra time. Suarez then celebrated off the pitch in the same manner that he would have if he had scored a last-minute winner before disappearing to the dressing room. Uruguay went on to triumph in the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the World Cup semi-finals.
I stick with the feeling of having helped my team," he told ESPN. I stopped a goal, and I believe that it is worse when you stop a goal and injure an opponent, seriously injure them, and get sent off for that. Stopping a goal with my hand I believe did nothing evil to anyone, it was just stopping a goal. "The referee did the right thing - he sent me off and had a penalty. But the taker was a Ghana player, not me.
Uruguay were beaten by Netherlands 3-2 in the semi-final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUvCZAs-Iqg
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