Millions of people, hundreds of press cameras & dozens of TV cameras ...... and he pretends nothing happened He really does have a screw loose.
Absolutely. `These things happen on the pitch`, `I collided with his shoulder` Complete rubbish. In the lead up to the bite the intent is obvious. He`s trying to excuse the inexcusable.
The way he sits there tugging at his teeth to remove any blood or skin ........ dear me, what a sad bloke.
[video=youtube;XN6klUySUkg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6klUySUkg[/video] Be afraid - be very afraid
He is right though Suarez, these things happen. Not last week someone ran up to me and bit my shoulder in Argos.
What a complete tool that dispicable creature is He's goosed and he knows it Somebody was telling me fifa are to make a decision by 5pm, can anybody confirm or deny this? Actually decent update here : http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28021284
Got to admit, he's single handedly managed to create more entertainment with a two second incident than the full England squad managed in 270+ minutes of football.
Uruguayan FA defends Luis Suárez, claiming bite marks are Photoshopped The Guardian, Wednesday 25 June 2014 21.30 BST The Uruguayan Football Association has gone on the offensive in an effort to save Luis Suárez from a lengthy ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini, claiming he is the victim of a smear campaign by the Italians, the English media and the Brazilian hosts. As Suárez came under pressure from his sponsors, fellow professionals and Fifaâs disciplinary committee after sinking his teeth into Chielliniâs shoulder, the Uruguayan FA attempted to circle the wagons. Executives from Adidas, the sportswear company that said it would be âreminding Suárez of his responsibilitiesâ when he previously bit Chelseaâs Branislav Ivanovic and earned a 10-match ban, met in Rio on Wednesday for crisis talks. The poker firm 888.com is also reviewing its contract with Suárez. Fifaâs disciplinary committee, chaired by the former Switzerland striker Claudio Sulser, was meeting on Wednesday night having given the Uruguayan FA and Suárez a 5pm deadline to submit evidence. After considering footage of the incident, including angles not shown on television, and other material including witness statements and the refereeâs report, Sulserâs committee will decide on a sanction and whether it should apply to all matches or just international fixtures. Either way, Suárezâs World Cup appears to be over. Senior Fifa insiders, while stressing that Sulserâs committee is independent, said they expected at least a six-game ban for Suárez. Any sanction greater than three matches or two months leaves open the prospect of an appeal. Fifa promised to resolve the case âurgentlyâ given Uruguayâs looming last-16 clash with Colombia in Rio on Saturday and said it was up to Sulserâs committee whether to take previous incidents into account when deciding the sanction. Suárezâs lawyer, Alejandro Balbi, said he was preparing a case to show Suárez had been unfairly targeted and would use âall the arguments possibleâ to clear his client. âWe donât have any doubts that this has happened because itâs Suárez involved and secondly because Italy have been eliminated,â he told Uruguayan radio. âThereâs a lot of pressure from England and Italy. There is a possibility that they ban him, because there are precedents, but we are convinced that it was an absolutely casual play, because if Chiellini can show a scratch on one shoulder, Suárez can show a bruised and an almost closed eye.â The Uruguayan FA also claim that images of bite marks on Chielliniâs shoulder had been Photoshopped to make them appear worse than they were. âIf every player starts showing the injuries he suffers and they open inquiries for them everything will be way too complicated in the future,â Balbi said. âWeâre going to use all the arguments possible so that Luis gets out in the best possible way. âYou shouldnât forget that weâre rivals of many and we can be for the hosts [Brazil] in the future. This does not go against what might have happened, but thereâs no doubt that Suárez is a stone in the shoe for many.â The Uruguayan FA president, Wilmar Valdez, told local media the proof against Suárez is not âconvincing.â âWeâve prepared another video of the game in which we discovered there was other behaviour similar to Suárezâs in the game which did not generate a similar reaction from the press,â Valdez told the leading newspaper El Observador. The Uruguay captain, Diego Lugano, claimed the television pictures of the incident âdonât show anythingâ and were ânothing importantâ. He also claimed the British press has an agenda. âEverybody knows the British media have an issue with Suárez,â he said. âIt must sell newspapers in England. Otherwise you wouldnât be here. Yesterday Uruguay played against Italy and Saturday it will play Colombia. I donât know what a British journalist is doing talking about Suárez. It must be popular with the British media. I donât see another explanation.â The Uruguayan media accused other countries of launching a âmanhuntâ against Suárez. ââMonsterâ: The British pressâs new manhunt against Suárez,â said El Observador. âEnglish newspapers return to attacking the Uruguayan after the alleged biting of Chiellini,â the article said. Theoretically, Fifa could ban Suárez from football worldwide for up to two years or 24 matches. But while the governing body has previously banned officials and executives from all football activity, there is no precedent for a player to be banned from domestic as well as international matches. At Liverpool, their manager, Brendan Rodgers, at the end of last season lauded the âphenomenalâ Suárez for his âmaturity as a person and his continuing development as a playerâ. He also praised the sports psychologist Dr Steve Peters for helping to improve the playerâs behaviour. Although Liverpool are closely monitoring the latest controversy involving their striker, it is not thought to have altered their resolve to hold on to him. The club stood by Suárez through his eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra and his 10-game ban for biting Ivanovic. But the latest furore to surround Suárez could impact on the enthusiasm of Barcelona or Real Madrid to try to prise last seasonâs double footballer of the year from Anfield.In an editorial in the Spanish newspaper AS, Alfredo Relaño said he would âencourage Barcelona and Madrid now to sign any player other than himâ. The Professional Footballersâ Association chief executive, Gordon Taylor, said he fears for the 27-year-oldâs future in the game after this third biting incident. âIt canât be acceptable and from that point of view there are serious issues to be dealt with and theyâre health issues, counselling issues, mental-health issues,â he said. âIt certainly needs that to try to eradicate this from his make-up, otherwise I fear for his career.â The former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler, no stranger to controversy during his Anfield career, said he was âflummoxedâ by Suárezâs actions. âItâs a real, real tough predicament most Liverpool fans are in,â he said. âThey love him as a player but heâs continually dragging the clubâs name through the mud. Itâs not right, especially after how they helped him last time. They tried to rehabilitate him. I wouldnât be surprised if he went now.â Immediately after the match against Italy, Suárez said: âThese situations happen on the pitch, we were both just inside the area, he struck me in the chest with his shoulder and he hit me in the eye as well.â Chiellini, however, insisted Suárez should have been sent off. The 29-year-old defender told Rai TV: âIt was ridiculous not to send Suárez off, it is clear, clear-cut and there was the obvious dive afterwards because he knew very well that he did something that he shouldnât have done.â http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/25/luis-suarez-uruguay-fight-against-ban
To make them appear worse than they were. So that's an admission that bite marks were present to anyone with a grasp of common sense...
