Just for some contrast:
Defoe felt his actions had been "blown out of all proportion".
"The referee was standing over me and if he felt I had done something bad he would have sent me off," said the 24-year-old.
"It doesn't look great on TV and I accept that I have a responsibility to conduct myself in the right way.
"When the West Ham player fouled me,
I reacted in a bit of a mischievous way - my character is a little like that at times."
Spurs boss Martin Jol described Defoe's bite as a "comical nibble".
"He was nibbling his arm - there will be no mark. Ask Mascherano if he has got a mark," said Jol.
"
It is part of the game. They kicked him three times from behind in 10 minutes and
he wanted to show his frustration in a nice, comical way."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/6076094.stm