Asamoah Gyan Forgives Luis Suarez for World Cup Handball

In the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal at Soccer City, upstart South American side Uruguay faced off against the lone African nation to advance into the knockout stage in Ghana in what turned out to be one of the top matches of the entire World Cup.

In the match, Ghana held a 1-0 lead at the half via a long strike from Sulley Muntari but that was canceled out by a Diego Forlan free kick in the middle of the second half.

But the entire match will be remembered for one moment: Luis Suarez's handball on the line in the dying seconds of the second half of extra time, causing Suarez to be sent off and giving Ghana's leading goalscorer Asamoah Gyan a last second penalty.

But Gyan's penalty rattled the crossbar and went out of play, denying Ghana an immediate chance to play in their first semifinal as the match now went to penalties.

And on penalties, Uruguay won 4-2 and went onto their first semifinal in 40 years.

Of course, many people throughout the world expressed anger over Suarez committing the handball, saying that he was a cheat and that his actions were immoral.

But Suarez was not apologetic at all about the handball, going as far as saying quotes such as "I made the best save of the tournament" and "The 'Hand of God' now belongs to me."

But the biggest sufferer of Suarez's actions was Gyan, who missed the penalty and was ridiculed for the miss all over the world.

But Gyan still did have a fantastic World Cup, scoring three goals overall and becoming Ghana's biggest star.

Gyan's play helped lead him to a move to Sunderland from Rennes on Deadline day, which turned out to be the richest transfer in Sunderland's history at £13 million.

With the transfer, Gyan has now told the Daily Telegraph that he has forgiven Suarez for his actions on that July night, saying "I've forgiven him—it's part of the game."

Gyan also said "If it was me, I would have done the same thing. In the last minute, if you're going out, he made himself a hero in his country. It was cheating to handle the ball, but I would do the same."

Hopefully, this will close the entire chapter of this entire incident involving Luis Suarez and Asamoah Gyan as both players look write their futures as they leave the past behind.