和咬人事件相比,苏亚雷斯经历的一次惩罚虽然停赛时间不算最长,但伤害更大。那是2011/12赛季的英超,在曼联和利物浦的比赛中,苏亚雷斯和对方的后卫埃弗拉发生了冲突。对这一事件,苏亚雷斯有不同的说法,在他出版的自传《Crossing the Line, My Story》(《超越界限》)里,事件被描述成了一场误会,语言上的误会,一位法国球员操着不熟练的西班牙语,质问英语同样滥的作者,然后几句口角被视作带有种族歧视的言语,投诉的结果很严重,不仅是8场禁赛和4万英镑的罚款,还有一顶很难摘下的种族歧视帽子。
"Luis Suarez was wrong to mislead us and wrong not to offer his hand to Patrice Evra. He has not only let himself down but also Kenny Dalglish, his team-mates and the club. It has been made absolutely clear to Luis Suarez that his behaviour was not acceptable"。苏亚雷斯和教练达格利什事后为此道歉。