Shock! Patrice Evra throws the attacker who abused racist “” I train intensely and I want you! “
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Saturday, April 26, 2025, 13:08 / Updated on Saturday, April 26, 2025 13:10
Patrice Evra, the former French international and winner of the Champions League in 2007-2008, launched a shocking challenge to Luis Suarez. On May 23, only a few days after he turns 44, the left defender will debut in Professional Fighters League (PFL) and proposes as first opponent the Uruguayan striker in 1987.
The footballer with 81 selections for Les Bleus has been withdrawn for almost six years, from West Ham United, but continues to remain in the spotlight through nonconformism of actions outside of football. It is filmed in various hypostases, comic or even shocking, trying to be viral on social networks and make waves among fans everywhere.
The last deer of the former defender, among other teams, of Manchester United, AS Monaco, Juventus and Marseille, He remembered an older “friend”, who has to pay an older policy. Evra is waiting for him in the cage for a mixed martial arts match, on his debut in Professional Fighters League (PFL), announced for May 23, in Paris.
“I will pay out of my pocket. Suarez may even bite me!”
“Patrice Evra wants to take revenge on Inter Miami's current striker after 13 years since an infamous dispute of racism,” writes the Daily Mail. Since his withdrawal, after 734 matches, in which he won 20 trophies in 21 years of career, the Frenchman had a series of adventures outside the field, including TV analyst, entered business and became a social media personality.
Breaking: i'm officially training for my first fight with @Ppleurope. The Will Pick My Opponent …
They Asked Who I Wanna do. I Said:
Luis suáz.I'll pay out of pocket.
He can even Bite Me.– Patrice Evra (@evra) April 25, 2025
“Breaking: I officially train for my first fight in @ppleurope. They will choose my opponent … They asked me who I want to fight. I said: Luis Suarez. I will pay out of pocket. Maybe even bite” is the advertisement made on account X.
Incident between Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez, in a derby between Manchester United and Liverpool / Photo: IMAGO
Evra accused of racial abuse in 2011, during a draw (1-1) between Man United and Liverpool. Luis Suarez was charged with “Words and/or abusive and/or insulting behavior contrary to FA rules”, including “reference to the ethnic origin and/or the color and/or race of Patrice Evra”. Patrice was more ironized on Uruguyan who was involved in three separate incidents during his career!
The first “cannibalic” scandal caused by Suarez was in 2009, while he was playing for Ajax, when he bite Otman Bakkal, his opponent from PSV. Four years later, in Liverpool, Luis was biting Chelsea's defender, Branislav Ivanovic. And, finally, the last end of Uruguayan, when he stuck his teeth in the shoulder of the Italian central defender Giorgio Chielini, in 2014.
Evra started his fighting training in 2016, helped by his friend and PFL superstar, Cedric Doumbe. He was going to debut in another sport of fight against the social media star Adam Saleh in 2022before the boxing match is canceled by the promotion of the Boxstar celebrities, writes the English tabloid.
