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    Luis Suarez teases Ghana over 2010 handball

    Emma TeeBy No Comments2 Mins Read

    • Luis Suarez taunts Ghana over 2010 handball.

    Luis Suarez teases Ghana over 2010 handball
    Luis Suarez teases Ghana over 2010 handball

    Luis Suarez has refused to apologize for his handball against Ghana in 2010, claiming that it was not his responsibility that the resulting penalty was missed.

    In Suarez’s career thus far, the quarterfinal match between Uruguay and Ghana at the 2010 World Cup was one of many contentious occasions.

    Ghana had the possibility to become the first African team to ever make it to the tournament’s final four, and because it was the first time the tournament had ever been held in Africa, the entire continent was rooting for them.

    When the ball was headed past Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera with the scores tied at 1-1 in the final minute of extra time, it appeared as though the fairytale would come true.

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    However, Suarez was behind Muslera and deflected the ball with his hand.

    He was sent off and Ghana had the chance to claim victory from the spot, but Asamoah Gyan fired his penalty against the bar. In the shoot-out that followed, Uruguay prevailed.

    Luis Suarez 2010 handball.

    In the final Group H encounter of this year’s World Cup, with advancement to the round of 16 on the line, Suarez will face the squad for the first time since that event, which has caused him to be despised throughout Ghana.

    In the press conference ahead of the match, he discussed his handball and refused to apologise for it, saying it was Gyan’s fault the African side went out, not his.

    “I don’t apologise about that,” he said.

    “I take the handball – but the Ghana player misses a penalty, not me. Maybe I apologise if I injure a player but in this situation, I take a red card, the ref says penalty, it’s not my fault.

    “I didn’t miss the penalty. It’s not my fault.”