So, summer is coming to a close, and I guess soccer season is still trudging along. The only reason I know this is for some reason in my YouTube feed a soccer video popped up the other day about Suarez spitting in a trainer's face after a bitter loss or something like that. That League's Cup thing again I guess.
Why am I not surprised?
Could be the pink uniforms, I don't know. Anyway, soccer players are just as bad as their fans. Thugs, hooligans, whiners, etc.
I'm so happy I exercised the soccer demos out of my body years ago, I was starting to get a nasty rash in places I couldn't really scratch in public.
Here is a BBC article about the situation;
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(bbc.com September 5, 2025)
Suarez sorry for spitting at opposition coach
Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez has apologised for his behaviour after spitting at a member of the Seattle Sounders' coaching staff following his side's 3-0 Leagues Cup final defeat.
"It was a moment of great tension and frustration, where right after the match things happened that shouldn't have happened, but that doesn't justify the reaction I had," he wrote on Instagram.
"I was wrong and I sincerely regret it."
The incident happened shortly after the full-time whistle, following a melee involving both sets of players and sparked by the Uruguayan.
Suarez grabbed Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, before team-mate Sergio Busquets struck the Mexico international on the chin.
Moments later, the 38-year-old was involved in an altercation with a Sounders staff member and was held back by team-mate Oscar Ustari before appearing to spit in the coach's direction.
"I feel bad about what happened, and I didn't want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge it and apologise to everyone who felt hurt by what I did," added Suarez.
Speculation has circulated about the extent of any punishment he may face but Suarez added he wants to aid Inter Miami's push to make the MLS Cup play-offs.
"We know there's still a lot of the season ahead, and we're going to work together to achieve the successes that this club and all of its fans deserve," he wrote.
Suarez is no stranger to controversy.
The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker has been involved in several controversial incidents during his career.
In 2011 when at Liverpool, Suarez was given an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra.
He also served bans for three separate biting incidents when playing for Ajax, Liverpool and Uruguay.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cjd1k7e9z2go
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Here is a video link to the mele;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9vqubUp3Ok
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All of this just makes me appreciate my affinity for the bullfight even more.
You never see this uneducated behavior in the world of the bulls. Bullfighting is built around honor, manors, tradition, and an undying love for the art. Bullfighters will do everything possible to not bring shame upon themselves or the bull. Their whole goal is to bring out the best in the bull which will make the bull look good which in turn make themselves look good.
I've done a couple of posts about this in the past but bullfighters are the epitome of ethics, respectfulness, and nobility. They will get injured, break bones, bleed from getting gored, and will still do all possible to finish the performance.
Example: this year in Pamplona, a long time bullfighter by the name Rafaelillo suffered 8 fractured ribs thanks to a nasty bull from the Jose Escolar ranch but he still finished the fight and was awarded an ear for his efforts.
Also, just today in Albacete, Saúl Jiménez Fortes (a bullfighter famous for getting gored completely through the neck in Madrid many years ago) was performing what's called a portagayola. Where that name comes from I have no idea.
It's a risky move, one where the matador kneels in front of the "gates of fear" where the bull will soon enter the plaza, and meets the bull face to face. With a sweeping move of his cape the idea is to make the bull pass as close as possible to the bullfighter without taking a horn to the face or chest.
How it is supposed to go -
But, it did not go as plan today and Fortes was violently tossed by the bull. With blood running down his face he brushed himself off and finished his performance, like any matador noble would do.
How it went-
Anyway, I'm thankful for this time of year. The summer heat will soon ease, and the cooler fall days and nights will return. There are still a couple of good months of bullfights to enjoy then they will take a break until March next year. At that point the bulls will begin to stir more around the rolling hills of the Spanish ranches, helping us all to wake up a bit from our winter naps.
Sevilla will come alive with its Spring Fair and all will be right with the world.
As for soccer, just get the season over with quickly so we don't have to see Suarez spitting in people's faces anymore.
Thug.
