Without much delay, Fifa has decided to ban Uruguayan striker, Luis Suárez from all football-related activities for a period of four months for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini, which will rule the striker out of the rest of the world cup and the start of the Barclays premier league.
The Liverpool star will not be able to play or train for his club or country for four months after Fifa’s disciplinary committee handed down the sanction, which is sure to provoke dismay from Uruguay and Liverpool fans around the world.
The incident marks the third time in which Suárez has been involved in his career and has also led Fifa’s disciplinary committee to ban the player from entering any football stadium during the ban.
In addition to his punishment, Suárez has also been fined a sum of £65,800 and will miss nine competitive international matches.
According to Claudio Sulser, the chair of the disciplinary committee, which met late into the night in Rio de Janiero,"Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular not at a World Cup when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field,”
“The disciplinary committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the code. The decision comes into force as soon it is communicated.”
This decision sparked off angry comments from the Uruguayan FA who believe that suarez is being targeted but they haven't yet made any attempt to appeal the decision.
The Uruguayan national team will have to face their Colombian counterparts without their star striker in their round-of-16 match which they hope to win.
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