[VIDEO] Did Luis Suarez bite Giorgio Chiellini?

You really should seek out some better company Chris.. Those friends of yours sound positively evil!

Chris - yes the ref was correct in this case. The unsporting gesture was more about his public celebration of the missed penalty in the tunnel. It probably doesn't come under any FIFA regulation but offended my personal values of sportsmanship. My mmediate reaction was 'ban him from the next World Cup" If only there was a "penalty goal" rule for cases like this.

No, the dodgy people in the educated classes are less likely to bite someone, but more likely to do actions that will result in things like the GFC and destroy millions of other peoples lives.

Why? He totally abided by the rules as did the ref. You are allowed to use your arm to deny a goal if you are happy to accept that you will get a red card out of it. In some ways he "took one for the team". I'm not saying it's right, but a high percentage of yellow cards players pick up are similar thinking, where a player has them beaten and they decide it's worth wearing a yellow card in order to stop their progress. That action is not really any different except that it was a bit more severe as it stopped a definite goal, which is why the punishment was more severe in giving him a red-card and giving Ghana the penalty, which they failed to convert. In an important match in just about all sports, if a player is faced with the choice where the only way they can prevent the opposition scoring a decisive score is to commit some sort of a foul, most players will do it. The biting, on the other hand is just weird. He's a phenomenal talent, but seriously has a screw loose upstairs!

From what I've seen the ban would just be internationals. I think they have to determine it before the next Uruguay match, so it will happen quickly. Any ban beyond the WC but short of effecting the Copa America is reasonably meaningless anyway outside of him missing for the rest of the WC as most matches would just be meaningless friendlies.

I do agree. It's one of those things that's very looked down upon (for good reason) but other than the shock we all feel because the idea of biting someone is rather gross and stupid etc, it's pretty minor as far as any damage done. It's not like he's bitten an ear off or a nose off or something like that. That being said, there's no possible excuse for it. It's not like he was being held by a defender constantly and bit the arm as a way to make him let go. He just came in and led with the teeth. In return he copped an elbow in the face which probably hurt him a lot more than his bite hurt Chellini. But I think it's one of those things they just can't allow and need to do something about it. The suggestion is that any ban is only a ban from international matches anyway, so it wouldn't effect his club career in the slightest (unless all clubs decided he wasn't worth it and he could get a game anywhere, but I can't see that happening). So any ban beyond the rest of the WC will probably only have any meaning if it's long enough to wipe him out of the Copa America next year. Otherwise most matches he's banned for will likely just be meaningless friendlies anyway.

If they did have a habit of biting their colleagues whilst at work, I seriously doubt they'd keep their job or continue to be rewarded for their childish behaviour. What anyone does in their private life, regardless of their education is no one else's business. I'm surprised you think it would be, and I certainly didn't suggest that. Each to their own I suppose.

i think should get a job at Football Australia at the marketing department or in the media for them.

Ha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl4JjzQBCh0

If Tassotti got 8 matches for an elbow which broke the jaw and Simunic got 10 matches for nazi salutes then surely suarez cannot be lookung at longer then those bans. Both the above were banned from internationals not club football.

Can't see it being 2yrs seeing as his bite on Ivanovic was after 3 previous incidents and he only got 10 games. If he's lucky it'll be 12-15 games. If they're harsh it'll be 6 months or something. He should be thankful he wasn't sent off and that Uruguay won the game. They would've hanged him alive on the streets of Montevideo otherwise.

At that stage I had only watched the incident in real time during the match, a bit of slow motion replay & a bit of post-match discussion on the incident. But I hadn't seen conclusive evidence to allow me to form an informed opinion either way. Now, 15 hours later, I've seen more video footage & photos that make me think Luis could be in a bit of trouble.

Nah. Just curious as you have an opinion on everything else why you feel you can't give a "yay or nay" on this?

@Derby County FC I presume you're not thinking of pursuing a career as a criminal defence barrister?

Apparently Barcelona have said they're no longer interested in him so he's going to sign for Borussia Munchonyourcentreback.

Fuss Oh please, grow some mate. Don't need need a Fifa investigation into that. If you can't make a decision on the evidence at hand I'll post you a white cane.

A 2 year suspension seems extreme. A lot more damage is done every game by sprigs/boots, elbows, knees, foreheads. Yes, there is the hygiene issue and kiddies do copy what they see. But 2 years? I think the world would respect Chiellini more if he had just given Suarez a whack. As for Suarez, I wonder if his rat-like front teeth have affected his self-image and this becomes manifest under extreme situations? I acknowledge that this theory is a little shabby.

Well, you can't say Luis wasn't feeling contrite & apologetic after the match. Winners & grinners and, I guess, losers msut make their own dinner arrangements? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq6nLyBCcAAh3Ey.jpg

So this makes Barcelona's bid for needing a player with bite up front looking a bit silly at the moment. http://www.sportsworldnews.com/articles/15033/20140623/luis-suarez-transfer-barcelona-to-sign-uruguay-ace-for-%C2%A352-million-video.htm

Middy I've just been reading some Tweets from Gregory Ioannidis (@LawTop20) who is an Advocate & Sports Lawyer specialising in Litigation & Arbitration at CAS. Some of his insights on this issue are: * I understand that Suarez has been requested to attend a FIFA hearing today * "If found guilty Suarez is facing a 2-year ban (subject to retrospective action). Decisions of such hearings could be appealed to CAS." * Suarez has been involved in 5 different incidents since 2010. FIFA's statute of limitation is 5 years as per its Disciplinary Code. * Subject to any mitigating circumstances (difficult as Suarez is a repeated offender), I expect FIFA to hand out a rather lengthy ban