He scored a world-class goal for Liverpool at Anfield, now he could be set for a shock retirement

Luis Suarez is undoubtedly one of the most important players on the continent, a lethal man in the box who marked a before and after with Liverpool with whom he scored not one but several world-class goals such as those scored on Sunday against Fulham by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alexis Mac Allister. But it's not all plain sailing for the former Gremio player, who is rumoured to be on his way to MLS in the coming months to play alongside Lionel Messi.

As time goes by, injuries come and one of them is osteoarthritis, which is causing great pain, requiring constant injections. "The days before each match I take three pills and hours before playing I get injections. Otherwise I can't play. That's where the limp comes from. In that sense, Suarez left it up in the air whether he would be able to continue playing, reiterating that with the current pace of competition and his medical process, he would not be able to carry out activities later on."

"I have to think that in five years I might not be able to play 5-a-side football with my friends. The truth is that the first steps in the morning are very painful. Anyone who sees me thinks it's impossible for me to play a game. My son asks me to play with him and I can't".

Suarez could retire

Given these statements, it could soon come as a surprise to the world that the striker who came close to the Premier League title in 2014 with Liverpool, will now retire so that he can stop suffering from the pain in his knee and not cause any permanent problems for the rest of his life.