Suarez's transfer was initially thought to be precipitated by the infamous biting incident with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the Uruguay-Italy match at this year's World Cup. However, according to Uruguay team manager Oscar Tabarez, the Suarez transfer had been a long time coming.
According to the official website of the world soccer body, Marco Rodríguez of Mexico will be handling the match slated to be played in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Rodríguez, who has handled two previous tournament finals matches, officiated the June 24 match that Uruguay won over Italy in a 1-0 win and Belgium's 2-1 stunning defeat against Algeria.
The Guardian reported that Suarez's current club, Liverpool, is close to securing a transfer deal with the iconic Spanish club FC Barcelona worth at least £70 million (about $120 million).
The career-threatening ban on Luis Suarez by FIFA has led to new, colorful remarks from Uruguay National Team captain Diego Lugano, who called the suspension a "human rights violation," and from Uruguay President Jose Mujica, who was caught cussing on a live TV segment after being frank about the FIFA ban.
