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Former Liverpool star Luis Suárez received a six-game ban for spitting after Miami’s defeat.
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Other players and staff also faced suspensions.
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He later apologised for his actions.
Luis Suárez has been suspended for six matches after spitting at a Seattle security official following last weekend’s Leagues Cup final, the tournament’s disciplinary committee said.
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The ban applies to next year’s edition of the competition; Major League Soccer “reserves the right” to impose additional punishment.
The sanction follows a melee after Miami’s 3–0 defeat in Seattle, during which Luis Suárez grabbed 20-year-old Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas in a headlock.
Cameras later showed him spitting at a security staff member as he walked away.
Teammates Sergio Busquets and Tomás Avilés also received a two-match ban and three-match ban respectively.
Meanwhile, Seattle staff member Steven Lenhart was suspended for five matches.
The committee said its decisions followed a review of footage and match reports.
Luis Suárez apologised on Instagram, calling his actions “wrong” and expressing regret for the moment of “great tension and frustration.”
He added that the heat of the match led to poor judgement and said he would accept the committee’s ruling.
The episode adds to a long and controversial disciplinary record.
In 2014 Luis Suárez received a four-month ban after biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.
He has faced biting-related sanctions at club level and in 2011 he was handed an eight-game ban in England over an alleged racial abuse claim.
In 2010, his block on a goal-bound header denied Ghana a last-minute World Cup winner, a moment that remains widely remembered.
For Inter Miami, the suspensions complicate preparations for next season’s Leagues Cup.
The club loses a forward and will also miss the experience of Busquets and Avilés.
In the meantime, Seattle will be without a staff member whose ban reflects the seriousness with which organisers treated the incident.
The disciplinary committee’s ruling aims to set a clear example, and organisers stressed the need for respect and player safety.
