Tearful Luis Suárez announces Uruguay retirement

Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez announces his retirement the national soccer team in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez announces his retirement the national soccer team in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)


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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Veteran striker Luis Suárez will play his last game for Uruguay on Friday. He is Uruguay's all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 142 matches. He's ending a 17-year international career after the World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in Montevideo. He has played in four World Cups and five Copa Americas. He led Uruguay to the Copa title in 2011.

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