Luis Suarez 'bite': Uruguay striker faces lengthy ban if found guilty



World Cup 2014: Uruguay's Luis Suarez appears to bite Chiellini
25 June 2014 Last updated at 08:44 GMT

Luis Suarez 'bite': Uruguay striker faces lengthy ban if found guilty

Uruguay's Luis Suarez faces a lengthy ban that would force him to miss the rest of the World Cup if found guilty of biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini.
Fifa, football's governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker following Uruguay's 1-0 group win on Tuesday.
Chiellini claimed Suarez bit him on the left shoulder, but Suarez said the defender "bumped" into him.
Chiellini
Chiellini pulled down his shirt to display what appeared to be bite marks on his shoulder
Suarez, 27, could be banned for up to 24 matches or two years.
Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez took no action following the incident, but Fifa can still punish Suarez.
Radio 5 live's Richard Conway, who is in Brazil to report on the World Cup, said: "Fifa will want to deal with this quickly so attention can once again return to matters on the pitch.
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"Given that spitting at an opponent carries a minimum tariff of six games, you would expect biting to carry a ban in excess of that.
"That gives you the benchmark many people are working on and would mean his World Cup would be over."
Former Liverpool midfielder Jan Molby expects Suarez to be banned for the rest of tournament.
The Dane told the Liverpool Echo  newspaper: "I'm sure Fifa will make an example out of him. Obviously, his World Cup is over and I would expect Fifa to give him a long international ban."
The longest ban in World Cup history is eight games, handed out in 1994 to Italy defender Mauro Tassotti for breaking Spain's Luis Enrique's nose with his elbow during the second half of their quarter-final.
Uruguay face Colombia in the last 16 on Saturday after finishing second in Group D behind Costa Rica.
Suarez and the Uruguayan Football Association have until 21:00 BST on Wednesday to respond to Fifa.

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