00:05Luis Suárez came through the ranks at Montevideo Giant Nacional.
00:10When he was 16, the club suspended him for head-butting a referee after receiving a red card.
00:19Suárez was 19 when Groningen handed him the opportunity of a lifetime and a career in Europe.
00:25Within a season, he had taken the club to the Royal Dutch Football Association's Arbitration Committee
00:31to try to force through a move to Ajax.
00:36In Amsterdam, he was suspended by his club for fighting with a teammate
00:41and banned for seven matches by the Dutch FA for biting an opposition defender on the shoulder.
00:48Following a big-money move to Liverpool,
00:50Suárez was suspended for eight matches by the English FA for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
00:57He was then banned for 10 matches for biting Branislav Ivanovic.
01:04A career-defining move to Barcelona arrived in 2014, with the Uruguayan now 27.
01:11But he had to wait to pull on the famous shirt after he was banned from all football-related activities,
01:18including training and entering any stadium, even as a spectator.
01:22This was for his most infamous indiscretion,
01:26biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup.
01:35This is the rap sheet of a serial pest,
01:39among the most serious and consistent rule-breakers in football history.
01:46It is a testament to his brilliance that despite the headaches that accompanied his signature,
01:52there was never any shortage of clubs desperate for his services.
01:58His goals brought league titles to Nacionale,
02:02Ajax,
02:03Barcelona,
02:05Atletico Madrid,
02:06and Inter Miami.
02:10He top-scored in the Eredivisie, Premier League, and La Liga.
02:16And his dynamic style of play and blistering finishing made him a fan favourite wherever he went.
02:25It was at Barcelona where Suarez's career finally settled down,
02:29and the world got to enjoy his gifts without fear of a career-threatening meltdown.
02:36At the camp now, he formed one of the most devastating forward triumvirates in football history,
02:42alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.
02:49Obviously, when you are surrounded by the best players in the world,
02:52I always try to learn something from them.
02:57I value the work they do defensively,
02:59and the day-to-day with my teammates, who treat me very well.
03:02That has made me a better person in that aspect.
03:07The humility of the team is something that makes you work even harder,
03:11and that is key when it comes to winning new titles.
03:19During six seasons in Catalonia,
03:22Suarez won La Liga and the Copa del Rey on four occasions each.
03:26But the highlight was the 2015 Champions League,
03:30featuring a crucial final goal against Juventus.
03:36Winning titles as a result of collective work
03:39is what myself and the rest of the team always have as a priority.
03:43If we get individual awards, of course, they are welcomed.
03:46But what counts for us as Barcelona players
03:48is winning titles for the whole team.
03:51That is why we are in the best team in the world.
03:56By 2020, with Suarez hitting his mid-30s,
04:00it looked like time was catching up with him,
04:02and Barcelona showed him the door.
04:09But despite having nothing prepared,
04:11he soon found a home at Atletico Madrid,
04:14where he banged in 21 goals in 32 appearances
04:18to fire the Rocky Blancos to just their second title this century.
04:29I'm very ambitious and I wanted to prove that I can still play at the top level.
04:36I'm going to always be thankful to Atletico Madrid for trusting me.
04:43But still, Suarez's competitive instinct could not be reined in.
04:49An emotional return to Nacional brought a Primera División.
04:58A short stint in Brazil earned Suarez a campeonato gaucha with Grêmio.
05:05And the resumption of his partnership with Messi,
05:08unsurprisingly brought success to Inter Miami.
05:12To meet again, it says a lot about the friendship we have,
05:16how well we know each other on the field,
05:18and how well we know each other off it.
05:20And, well, we will try to enjoy and try to win.
05:23That is in our DNA.
05:25Coming from Barcelona and having played together for many years,
05:28we have a competitive DNA that is the will to win.
05:33The reckless, hot-headed, uncontrollable young man
05:37that was all too familiar with disciplinary committees
05:40had become a global ambassador for Uruguayan football.
05:43A man personifying the country's commitment to giving everything,
05:47at all times, in pursuit of victory.
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