MLS have handed out additional suspensions to 
Inter Miami CF forward Luis Suárez and 
Seattle Sounders assistant Steven Lenhart for their roles in an altercation following the Sounders’ victory in the Leagues Cup final.
Suarez has been suspended for three games, while Lenhart has had his credential revoked for the rest of the 2025 season, including the playoffs. Additionally, the Sounders were fined for misappropriation of credentials.
Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets and defender Tomas Aviles were not given additional suspensions by MLS. The Leagues Cup Organizing Committee suspended Busquets (two games) and Aviles (three games), but that punishment only applies to that competition.
Lenhart — best known for his playing days with the 
San Jose Earthquakes with his physical style of play — joined the Sounders coaching staff to work with players on the mental side of the game.
In the below video, Lenhart is the Sounders staffer in the white hat throwing punches.
The Leagues Cup suspensions for Suarez (six games) and Lenhart (five games) still stand, which will begin next year when the competition returns. It remains an open question if Suarez will continue playing at all in 2026 or if he’ll retire. Ditto for Busquets.
Seattle beat Miami 3-0 to lift the Leagues Cup trophy on August 31 and, after the final whistle, Miami sparked a coming together between the sides in which punches were thrown, Suarez spit on Sounders security director Gene Ramirez and Busquets put his hand on Obed Vargas’ face to help ignite the fracas. Miami hosts Seattle on Tuesday, September 16, a must-watch match following the Leagues Cup melee.
Suarez will miss matches against Charlotte, Seattle and D.C. United. Miami sit sixth in the Eastern Conference but have four games in hand over most of the teams above them. If they were to win all four games in hand, they would be first in MLS.
Seattle, fresh off winning the Leagues Cup, are one of the top title contenders heading towards the playoffs.