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ah i didnt get you at first, i dont condone or advocate an absolutist stance but a more balanced and consistent one. Thing is biting in western society is clearly defined as a form of assault in the same category as kicking or spitting.

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and joao pinto was suspended for the same period as suarez for punching a ref after getting red carded, it's all over the place.
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It certainly is. The problem is that FIFA only really reacts like this when the media creates a storm of negative press. I agree with the ban length, but disagree with FIFAs motives behind it. They're terrified of the negative press that a lighter ban would cause for them. I suppose they have to take into account their image to some extent, but... It'd be nice if they issued punishments based on the egregious action alone and not based upon media uproar. For some reason violent conduct on the pitch doesn't create as much outrage as it should. Hockey players are being banned 10+ games for elbows to the head and that is actually a very heavy physical contact sport within the rules.
 

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Got a link?
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/international/article4131509.ece

Liverpool bite back at Luis Suárez ban

Oliver Kay Chief Football Correspondent, Rio de Janeiro
Published 1 minute ago

Anfield club consider legal action against Fifa

Liverpool joined the Uruguayan FA in considering legal action against Fifa after Luis Suárez received a four-month ban from football for biting an opponent.

The Liverpool and Uruguay forward has left the World Cup in disgrace, preparing to fly home to Montevideo after being told that he is not allowed to play in, or attend, his nation’s next nine matches or even to stay in the team hotel in Brazil. He has been banned for Uruguay’s next nine international matches and fined Sw Fr 100,000 [about £66,000].

Liverpool are furious that Suárez’s punishment has been extended to a four-month global ban from “any football-related activity” after he bit Giorgio Chiellini, the Italy defender, on Tuesday during the 1-0 victory that took Uruguay through to the knockout stages to face Colombia tomorrow.

Suárez will appeal against his immediate suspension, with Wilmar Valez, the Uruguayan FA president, saying that “it feels like Uruguay has been thrown out of the World Cup”, but anger is also being felt at Liverpool. Boardroom sources said that the club would explore the possibility of a lawsuit against Fifa over the decision to widen Suárez’s punishment to club football.

Ian Ayre, the chief executive, said that Liverpool will wait until they have read a full report from Fifa’s disciplinary committee before deciding on their next step, but there is already a strong and growing sense of anger at Suárez’s punishment. They are particularly unhappy that an incident that occurred during Fifa competition, for which Suárez had been released by his club, could result in suspension at club level.

A four-month ban from all football-related activity — which, according to Fifa, would include even training, as well as attending or playing in matches, but would not preclude a transfer — would cause Suárez to miss the remainder of the World Cup and several matches thereafter, but it would also keep him out of action at club level until late October. As things stand, he would miss Liverpool’s first nine Barclays Premier League matches but could potentially return to action for the fourth round of the Capital One Cup, at the end of October.

The matter is complicated by interest in Suárez from Barcelona, which does not appear to have been dampened by the controversy.
Claudio Sulser, the chairman of Fifa’s disciplinary committee, said: “Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch and, in particular, not at the Fifa World Cup.”
Valez said that the Uruguayan FA will appeal, calling it an “excessive decision”, for which there was “not enough evidence”, but they accept that he will not play against Colombia tomorrow.

Adidas, the sportswear firm, said that it supported Fifa’s decision and that it would discuss its commercial partnership with Suárez after the World Cup.
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Welcome party for Luis Suarez in a Uruguay airport.

 
Rufio

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I agree with X

The ban was needed to set an example FOR SUAREZ (repeated offender) but the whole thing was super-hyped by corporate media and Internet. You imagine a South Korea, Algeria, Iran, Honduras or Russian player getting that much of attention over a pitch incident? I don't.

The fact that was Suarez against Italy in a knockout situation helped creating the shit storm.
 
Nzoric

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He is a cunt, so naturally his bad behaviour will attracts more interest from the media than random lapses in concentration from other, 'normal', players.
 
Rufio

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Also if he got the red card or Italy won, no one would be talking about a sanction.

Someone lobbied the shit out of it for this to happen.
 
Yamen

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I didn't like Suarez leaving the team to be honest. Shows how attention seeking he is. Uruguay are up for a crucial game and he just decides to ditch!!
 
GordoDeCentral

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Rufio said:
Also if he got the red card or Italy won, no one would be talking about a sanction.

Someone lobbied the shit out of it for this to happen.
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the english, they hate him, especially after fucking em over and rubbing salt over it in the post match interview

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and to the people that think colombia will dispose of uruguay easily, think again
 
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