Re: Brazil 2014 World Cup Results/Fixtures/News
KICKED OUT of World Cup. BANNED for 13 Liverpool Matches. BANISHED from Anfield.
BARRED from Training with Team-Mates.
FIFA get Tough with Suarez...But Barca and Real can Still Buy Him
Daily Mail UK, 27 June 2014
Luis Suarez banned for four months from ALL football for bite on Giorgio Chiellini
- Suarez will not play for Liverpool in the Premier League in November
- Uruguay striker also banned for nine international matches and fined £65,000
- Uruguayan FA confirm they will lodge an appeal
- Sponsors adidas holding emergency talks over their position
- Suarez's various bans for biting now tally 39 games
- Uruguay FA president Wilmar Valdez said there will be no boycott
- News was announced over tube screens on London Underground
LUIS SUAREZ: THE FULL STORY
Luis Suarez found himself an outcast from world football on Thursday after being handed a four-month ban from the game.
The Liverpool and Uruguay striker, who bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during his country’s World Cup victory on Tuesday, flew back to Montevideo in disgrace last night after being told his World Cup was over following an unprecedented FIFA punishment.
Suarez was evicted from Uruguay’s team hotel on Thursday as part of his immediate four-month ban, which will see him miss the opening 13 games for Liverpool next season as well as the next nine competitive Uruguayan internationals.
Goodbyes: Luis Suarez is seen embracing a member of the coaching staff on a balcony at the team hotel
Homeward bound: Suarez will return to Motevideo, capital of Uruguay, and play no further part in the World Cup
Gesture: Suarez gives a thumbs-up from a balcony of the Uruguay team hotel in Natal
Chin up: Suarez is comforted by some of the coaching staff after receiving his lengthy ban
Disgraced Suarez shares emotional embrace at Uruguay hotel
Under the cosh: Luis Suarez, pictured in the hours before FIFA's ruling, has been banned for four months
Down and out: Luis Suarez has been banned from all football activity for four months
Head down: It is the third time Suarez has been banned for biting an opposition player
FIFA issue Luis Suarez nine-game and four-month ban for bite:
Security: Uruguay's team hotel in Natal has been surrounded by armed guards in response to the incident
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LIVERPOOL GAMES SUAREZ MISSES
Aug 16: Liverpool v Southampton
Aug 23: Manchester City v Liverpool
Aug 30: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Sep 13: Liverpool v Aston Villa
Sep 16: Champions League matchday 1
Sep 20: West Ham United v Liverpool
Sep 27: Liverpool v Everton
Sep 30: Champions League matchday 2
Oct 4: Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Oct 18: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Oct 21: Champions League matchday 3
Oct 25: Liverpool v Hull City
The Uruguayan Football Association are preparing an appeal against the severity of the sentence, which also includes a £64,000 fine. But there is no chance of Suarez appearing at Brazil 2014 again and his future at Liverpool is also plunged into uncertainty through the length of the suspension.
FIFA’s strict regulations barring him from any involvement in football mean he cannot even watch Liverpool or Uruguay in action — he is banned from football stadiums and must train alone away from Liverpool’s Melwood training ground.
Suarez can be sold during his spell in football exile — a strong possibility — but cannot personally join in negotiations in mooted moves to Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Liverpool are taking specialist legal advice before deciding what to do about Suarez — a world-class footballer who comes with more baggage than any other elite star. Given the length of his ban, Liverpool, who have not been contacted by FIFA or the Uruguay FA, feel aggrieved to be punished for something in which they had no part. The news was greeted with dismay by the club’s owners in Boston.
Ouch: Chiellini attempts to show the bite marks to referee Marco Rodriguez
Bite night! Chiellini writhes on the floor after the clash with Suarez
Not fooling anyone: Suarez holds his teeth after appearing to sink them into the shoulder of the Italian
Uruguay FA president Wilmar Valdez said: ‘We are preparing our appeal to present to FIFA in the next few hours. It’s an extremely excessive punishment, there was not enough evidence and I have seen more aggressive incidents. It feels like Uruguay have been thrown out of the World Cup. We all know what Suarez means to Uruguay and to football around the world. Luis will travel home to recover with his family.’
Following this third, high-profile biting incident, it is no surprise that Suarez’s major sponsor adidas are thinking of ditching him. He has already been punished for racially abusing Patrice Evra and biting Branislav Ivanovic.
A statement said: ‘Adidas does not condone Luis Suarez’s recent behaviour and we will again be reminding him of the high standards we expect from our players. We have no plan to use Suarez for any additional marketing activities during the World Cup. We will discuss all aspects of our future partnership directly with Suarez and his team after the tournament.’
Another of Suarez’s backers, 888poker, are likely to drop him, with a spokesman saying: ‘888poker is seriously reviewing its relationship with the player as we will not tolerate unsporting behaviour.’
On message: Tube commuters found out about the lengthy ban given to Suarez on the digital screen
Snappy: The digital boards are rarely used for news announcements
Jaws: A USA fan pretends Suarez is biting him as he poses for a photograph next to an advert
The independent FIFA disciplinary committee, chaired by Claudio Sulser of Switzerland, reached the decision to hand Suarez a World Cup record ban after 10 hours of talks spread over Wednesday night and Thursday morning before it was announced at FIFA’s daily briefing at the Maracana. The player and the Uruguay FA had been informed minutes beforehand. The suspension starts with immediate effect.
The committee took into account that this was the third time Suarez had bitten an opponent. His first victim was PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal in 2010, for which he received a seven-match ban, and then Chelsea’s Ivanovic in 2013, which brought a 10-game ban.
Sulser said: ‘Such behaviour cannot be tolerated and in particular not at a World Cup when the eyes of millions are on the stars on the field. The disciplinary committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr Suarez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the code.’
The Uruguayan media claimed that Sulser’s committee had come under pressure from South American football chiefs, including the English-hating Argentinian football president Julio Grondona, not to punish Suarez too severely.
Kop that! Suarez will not be able to play for Liverpool until the end of October
Decision maker: Claudio Sulser said the incident 'could not be tolerated on any football pitch'
Chomping at the bit: Luis Suarez appears bites Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 win
But FIFA insisted that there was no interference at all in the process. The world body’s president Sepp Blatter had been in Manaus watching Switzerland beat Honduras and flew back to Rio while the Suarez hearing was going on. Meanwhile, the Football Writers’ Association, who made Suarez their player of the year last season, decided not to strip the Liverpool star of his title.
Uruguay face Colombia in the last 16 on Saturday Central defender Jose Maria Gimenez said the team were ‘more united than ever’, while the country’s sports minister Liliam Kechichian commented:
‘We are hurt by this excessive sanction. Now let’s see how we can help this human being and whether the group can show its class and its love for La Celeste.’
Britain’s FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said: ‘The punishment is fully justified. Hopefully he will realise now that behaviour of this type will not be tolerated.’
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MORE THAN A FULL SEASON...
Luis Suarez's bans for various bites now total 39 games.
Ajax – 7 matches for bite on PSV’s Otman Bakkal
(Ajax score first)
Nov 28, 2010: VVV Venlo (a) 2-0
Dec 4, 2010: NEC Nijmegen (h) 1-1
Dec 12, 2010: Vitesse Arnhem (a) 1-0
Jan 19, 2010: Feyenoord (h) 2-0
Jan 23, 2011: FC Utrecht (a) 0-3
Jan 30, 2011: NAC Breda (a) 3-0
4 Feb, 2011: De Graafschap (h) 2-0
Liverpool – 10 matches for bite on Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic
(Liverpool score first)
Apr 27, 2013: Newcastle (a) 6-0
May 5, 2013: Everton (h) 0-0
May 12, 2013: Fulham (a) 3-1
May 19, 2013: QPR (h) 1-0
Aug 17, 2013: Stoke (h) 1-0
Aug 24, 2013: Aston Villa (a) 1-0
Aug 27, 2013: Notts County (h) 4-2 – League Cup
Sep 1, 2013: Man Utd (h) 1-0
Sep 16, 2013: Swansea (a) 2-2
Sep 21, 2013: Southampton (h) 0-1
Liverpool – Four months (13 matches) for bite on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini
Aug 16: Liverpool v Southampton
Aug 23: Manchester City v Liverpool
Aug 30: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Sep 13: Liverpool v Aston Villa
Sep 16: Champions League matchday 1
Sep 20: West Ham United v Liverpool
Sep 23: Capital One Cup Third Round
Sep 27: Liverpool v Everton
Sep 30: Champions League matchday 2
Oct 4: Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Oct 18: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Oct 21: Champions League matchday 3
Oct 25: Liverpool v Hull City
Uruguay – Next nine fixtures for bite on Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini
Crying foul: Chiellini reacts after allegedly being bitten by Suarez in the 80th minute
Stage 2: The Liverpool striker moves his head close to Chiellini's shoulder as he prepares to attack
Stage 3: Suarez appears to clamp his jaws down and bite Chiellini's shoulder
Hot water: Suarez clutches his teeth after appearing to sink them into Chiellini's shoulder
Bite marks: Chiellini shows his wounds to the ref after a clash with Suarez
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Luis Suarez banned for nine matches and banned from all football for four months - read FIFA's statement here