Ghana fans won't be happy with Thomas Partey for swapping shirts with Luis Suarez... GHA URU
It’s one thing to swap shirts with a player after being knocked out of a World Cup.
But Ghana and Arsenal star Thomas Partey took things to a whole new level by exchanging strips with his country’s bitter rival, Luis Suarez.Partey and Suarez shared an unforeseen moment after the game, as the stars swapped shirts despite Ghana’s hatred for the UruguayanUruguay star Suarez has been on Ghanaian football’s most-hated list for over a decade,
after the ex-Liverpool star’s infamous handball on the goal-line that led to Ghana be eliminated from the 2010 World CupDespite that incident being over 12 years ago, tensions between Uruguay and Ghana were still just as high as they battled for the final qualification spot in Qatar,But Partey boldly appeared to push any grudges to one side after Ghana lost 2-0 to the South Americans on Friday, though, as he swapped shirts with Suarez after the final whistle.
But while the Gunners midfielder appeared to put his country’s dislike for Suarez on the backburner, Ghanaian supporters told talkSPORT they couldn’t have been more thrilled to seeDespite Uruguay beating Ghana with the same scoreline they inflicted on them in 2010, the South Americans were also knocked out of the competition.Advertisement
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