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Short video compilation See my earlier post - Uruguay Eliminates Italy In Suárez Controversy.
See my earlier post - Uruguay Eliminates Italy In Suárez Controversy.
12 minutes to go, Italy vs. Uruguay ... Suárez does it again, bites defender Giorgio Chiellini in the shoulder. A minute later, Uruguay scores winning goal.
○ BBC Match Report
Suárez should be banned for the rest of the World Cup 2014. At first it looked like a head butt by Suárez, the Italian defender showed the bite marks in his shoulder to the ref as Suárez was hurting his front teeth. Suárez is using the same words in defence as when he put his teeth in Alkmaar player Otman Bakkal.
World Cup 2014: FIFA begins investigation of Suarez biting incident FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez of Uruguay following an apparent breach of art. 48 and/or art. 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM match Italy-Uruguay played on 24 June 2014. The player and/or the Uruguayan FA are invited to provide with their position and any documentary evidence they deem relevant until 25 June 2014, 5pm, Brasilia time. According to art. 77 lit. a of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), the FIFA Disciplinary Committee is responsible for sanctioning serious infringements which have escaped the match officials' attention. Furthermore, according to art. 96 of the FDC, any type of proof may be produced (par. 1), in particular are admissible, reports from referees, declarations from the parties and witnesses, material evidence, audio or video recordings (par. 3).
FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez of Uruguay following an apparent breach of art. 48 and/or art. 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM match Italy-Uruguay played on 24 June 2014. The player and/or the Uruguayan FA are invited to provide with their position and any documentary evidence they deem relevant until 25 June 2014, 5pm, Brasilia time.
According to art. 77 lit. a of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), the FIFA Disciplinary Committee is responsible for sanctioning serious infringements which have escaped the match officials' attention. Furthermore, according to art. 96 of the FDC, any type of proof may be produced (par. 1), in particular are admissible, reports from referees, declarations from the parties and witnesses, material evidence, audio or video recordings (par. 3).
Chiellini has already called it when he said FIFA are far more concerned with having the big stars who pull in the TV audience playing than they are with protecting the lesser players on the pitch. keep to the Fen Causeway
The FIFA disciplinary commission is independent and can't be linked to the corruption of chairman Blatter. The top international referees can't function if no sanctions are taken on this incident. The World Cup isn't even out of the group stage, so the games need to be credible. Luis Suárez is on his way out for a long holiday, away from football.
In this match, the Mexican referee let the game slip for not adaquately punishing mean tackles and other offensive fouls. There were numerous elbows which should have been at least yellow carded, the worst could have been red-carded.
Uruguay national team should have been manly and suspended Suarez right off the bat. Such unsportsman like conduct has no place in any sport, especially not a venue of World Cup Football watched by hundreds of millions. There are 34 television cameras covering the match. The worst that can happen to any player with this conduct is for his team and management to condone his act or not taking it seriously.
I have refereed field hockey for the last 27 years, part of the task is to educate youth in the rules of the game and the coaching staff to take disciplinary action themselves before I need to apply a sanction. Sportsmanship is inherent to the game and a basic level of respect for your opponent. 'Sapere aude'
Luis Suarez bite: Uruguay striker banned for nine matches Statements was read out at press conference: 9 match ban official international matches Uruguay 4 month ban to visit any football stadium or take part in any activity pay 100,000 swiss francs fine
Statements was read out at press conference: 9 match ban official international matches Uruguay 4 month ban to visit any football stadium or take part in any activity pay 100,000 swiss francs fine
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