Luis Suarez paid dearly for his World cup biting shame on Thursday after being banned for a record four months and nine matches by Fifa.
The Uruguay
and Liverpool
striker was suspended for the rest of the tournament and from “all football
activity”, including the start of next season.
He was also hit with a stadium ban, preventing him from attending any match
anywhere in the world during his four-month ban, and was fined 100,000 Swiss
francs (£65,702).
Suarez has the right to contest the verdict but Fifa confirmed it would not
allow him to play in Uruguay’s World Cup last-16 match against Colombia on
Saturday pending the outcome of any appeal.
The 27-year-old was banned for what was the third biting offence of his
career, which took place in Uruguay’s final Group D game against Italy on
Tuesday, when he sunk his teeth in to the shoulder of Georgio Chiellini.
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