Luis Suarez hits back at Ghana reporter after he’s called ‘the devil’

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Luis Suarez has hit back at a Ghanaian journalist who suggested he was the ‘devil’ for his handball at the 2010 World Cup by saying it is not his fault that Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty. 

Suarez’s handball against Ghana is one of the most infamous moments in World Cup history after he denied the Black Stars a place in the semi-finals. The striker illegally blocked a shot on the line and was sent off but Gyan missed the last-minute penalty that followed. 

Uruguay then went on to win the penalty shootout knocking the Africans out. Had Ghana won it would have been the first time at African nation had made it to the World Cup semis. 

Suarez has always insisted that he didn’t do anything wrong and doubled down on his stance after being called ‘the devil himself’ by a Ghanaian journalist. The 35-year-old suggested it was not his fault Gyan missed ahead of the first game between the teams since the 2010 quarter-final. 

He said: “The first time, I don’t apologise about that,” the Uruguayan told reporters in the pre-match press conference. “I take the handball – but the Ghana player miss a penalty, not me. Maybe I apologise if I injure a player but in this situation, I take a red card, the ref say penalty, it’s not my fault.”

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