Suarez was given an eight-game ban for racially abusing EvraEx-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has apologised to Patrice Evra for wearing T-shirts in support of Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan racially abused the Frenchman in 2011. After a two-month investigation, Suarez was given an eight-game ban by the Football Association on 21 December. A day later, Liverpool wore 'Suarez 7' T-shirts in the warm-up before their Premier League game against Wigan. When Evra challenged him to repeat the answer and said he would "punch him", Suarez said: "I don't speak to blacks." On 3 January 2012, Liverpool decided not to appeal against the verdict, but the club maintained Suarez was innocent.

Source: BBC October 21, 2019 22:52 UTC