Agent: Suarez will appeal ban

LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez will appeal his eight-game ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, according to his lawyer.

Agent: Suarez will appeal ban

Alejandro Balbi, who is also Suarez’s agent, said his player was “convinced” the punishment would be reversed. Suarez was handed the ban and £40,000 fine after he used “insulting words in reference to Manchester United defender Evra’s colour”.

“It seems to us absolutely out of proportion,” Balbi said.

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