Overview

• Suárez will miss Inter Miami’s MLS matches on Sept. 13 at Charlotte FC, Sept. 16 vs. Seattle, and Sept. 20 vs. D.C. United.
• Broadcast footage showed Suárez putting Obed Vargas in a headlock and spitting toward Sounders security director Gene Ramirez after the Aug. 31 final in Seattle.
• MLS revoked Seattle staffer Steven Lenhart’s credentials for the rest of 2025 and fined the Sounders for credential misappropriation.
• The Leagues Cup previously issued a six-match tournament suspension to Suárez and banned Sergio Busquets for two games and Tomás Avilés for three, with no additional MLS penalties for those players.
• The split discipline highlights separate jurisdictions between MLS and the Leagues Cup, with reporting noting uncertainty over how future-tournament bans will be enforced as Suárez has issued a public apology.