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Suarez signs with Uruguayan team, returning to soccer roots

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FILE - Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a penalty, his side's second goal, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Alaves at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, April 2, 2022.AP

Luis Suarez on Wednesday confirmed that he has signed with Nacional in Montevideo, the club where Uruguay's historic goal-scorer made his soccer debut 17 years ago.

A day after announcing that both sides had reached a pre-agreement, the 35-year-old striker posted a message on Twitter that the deal was now official. The sides didn't disclose the financial details or the length of the contract.

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