The occasion was significant, the result was even more so. And sweeter for the Seattle Sounders. “It’s against one of the best teams in our league, in the world with (Lionel) Messi , the best player in the world, (Luis) Suarez , so many good players, (Jordi) Alba , (Sergio) Busquets ,” Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer told MLS Season Pass after they had blanked Inter Miami 3-0 to lift the 2025 Leagues Cup. Unfortunately, their victory wasn’t exactly the biggest highlight of the day.
We don’t know how it happened. However, the possible trigger could have been Luis Suarez, the Inter Miami forward who seemingly couldn’t take the drubbing too well. His on-field instigations soon turned into a brawl between the teams, with the Uruguayan at the center of it all. And he seemed to have c