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'Legend striker' Luis Suarez continues his companion with Lionel Messi.
Inter Miami announced on its official website on the 27th (Korea time) that it has extended its contract with Suarez, a legendary striker and the most goalscorer in 2024 until 2025. The contract period is until December 2025. The U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS_) is operated as a spring and autumn system, not a spring and autumn system. After signing the contract, Suarez said, "I'm very happy to be able to play for another year and excited to be with my fans like my family."I feel a very close bond with the fans, and I hope we can bring more joy next year."
Suarez is one of the best goalscorers of the time who need no explanation. Suarez, who joined Liverpool in 2011 after playing for Groningen and Ajax, has been reborn as a world-class player with an amazing performance. Suarez, who scored 31 goals in the English Premier League in the 2013-2014 season and became the top scorer, wore a Barcelona uniform for a whopping €82 million in the summer of 2014. It was the birth of the famous Messi-Suarez-Neymar, MSN trio.
Suarez, who worked with Messi and Neymar, showed more mature scoring ability in Barcelona. He scored 16 goals in his first season, contributing to his team's second treble. Suarez, who made his late debut in his first season due to the disciplinary action he received at the Brazil World Cup, showed an amazing scoring ability next season. He scored 59 goals in 53 games. He scored more goals than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He broke the era of Menaldo by winning the top scorer in the Primera Liga with 40 goals.
Suarez has consistently scored since then, scoring 198 goals in Barcelona alone. Barcelona is the third-leading scorer in all time. However, in the summer of 2020, then-appointed coach Ronald Koeman left Barcelona, excluding Suarez from the plan. Suarez showed off his affection for Barcelona by shedding tears. Suarez, who changed to Atletico Madrid, showed off his unwavering scoring ability and showed off his strength to give the team the championship. He scored a whopping 21 goals.
Suarez, who later organized his life in Europe, played for Nacional and Gremio. Suarez also scored 29 goals in Gremio, showing off his unchanging scoring ability. Many teams showed interest in Suarez, whose contract period ended, and Suarez's choice was Inter Miami, where Messi was. Suarez will reunite with Messi as a colleague for the first time in about three and a half years.
As it is known, Messi is best friends with Suarez. The two boasted fantastic teamwork and won four Spanish Primera Liga titles, four Copa del Rey titles, and one European Champions League title in Barcelona. The combination play of the two was so fantastic that it was still talked about on YouTube. Messi showed his affection for him several times, and even after the breakup, he kept in touch and maintained a relationship. When Argentina and Uruguay faced each other in the last World Cup qualifying round, the two greeted each other with a bright smile. Messi chose to go to Inter Miami, and there were several prospects for a reunion with Suarez, which was eventually achieved.
Messi also sent a message to Suarez's retirement ceremony in September. Suarez made his A-team debut in February 2007 against Colombia. He has scored 69 goals in 142 previous A matches. The number of A-match games is the second after Diego Godin (161 games, retired), and the number one overall score. He also led Uruguay to the Copa America championship in 2011. He put down his affectionate uniform 17 years after his debut in the national team after playing his 143rd A match in Game 7 of the 2026 North American World Cup South American qualifying round against Paraguay.
Messi wanted to deliver this video on a meaningful day. I know how much it means to you to play for the Uruguay national team. I pay my respects. A very important chapter of a career is over. But there are many more days to come in football." Suarez, who received Messi's message, responded to his best friend's message with tears of emotion.
Suarez also showed off his unwavering scoring ability in the International Miami. He scored 21 goals and 9 assists in 30 games. Inter Miami, which was in the bottom half of the year, won the championship with Messi and Suarez. Inter Miami finished the regular league with a score of 74 with 22 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. Out of 29 teams in the East and West Conferences, he won the most and won the most points. The 74 points recorded by Inter Miami are the most points in MLS history in a single season, exceeding the 73 points recorded by New England in 2021.
Inter Miami responded to Suarez's performance by renewing his contract. The Messi-Suarez duo will also be together next season.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
