Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has claimed that his racist row with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was ‘false’ and that he was ‘accused without proof’. He was fined £40,000 and banned for 8 matches after being found guilty of racially abusing Evra during a match in October 2011.
In an interview with Uruguayan radio, Suarez said he still believe’s he has done no wrong.
“Let me tell you, I have made 2 mistakes in my career,” said Suarez, “my first was while I was playing for Ajax, a bit an opponent. My second was when I bit Ivanovic for Liverpool. The case with Evra was just 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’m beginning to think about things before I do them. Now people in England can’t talk about me because I’m not doing anything wrong”
In the aftermath of the incident the Liverpool warmed up in t-shirts to support the striker, and Suarez refused to shake hands with Evra at the next meeting between the two sides.
By Ben Kelly
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