“I know the kind of person he is and I think the abuse he gets is very unfair. He knows all his teammates and a whole country are fully behind him and I think fans over here should leave him alone.”

- Sebastian Coates in defence of Luis Suarez after their match against Great Britain in the Olympics

“I think it has gone too far and I don’t like to see him being treated like this.

- Sebastian Coates in defence of Luis Suarez after their match against Great Britain in the Olympics