Suarez's moment of madness?
Striker Luis Suarez was his usual, tricky self in Uruguay's must-win clash with Italy,
forcing goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon into a fine save from this powerful shot in the second half.
Suarez faces lengthy ban as FIFA investigate bite
The 27-year-old Liverpool forward might be left chewing over this one for quite a while given the volume of online activity.
Suarez was banned for 10 games in April 2013 after being found guilty of biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
He was also guilty of biting during his time in the Netherlands with Ajax where he was banned for seven games after
leaving a scar on the collarbone of Otman Bakkal.
Suarez has previous on the biting front, having been banned for similar incidents in Holland and in England.
Players from both sides react after the incident. Chiellini later told Rai TV: "It was ridiculous not to send Suarez off. It is clear."
Chiellini attempts to show the referee the mark left by Suarez's alleged bite.
Suarez celebrates as Uruguay booked their place in the last 16 thanks to a 1-0 win
The most ruthless soccer players often use their hands or elbows or knees to rough up opposing players.
The most reckless — or dirtiest — might even use their cleats. Then there is Luis Suárez.
Suárez, the Uruguayan striker who has emerged as one of the best players in the world over the past year, is a biter. And, it seems, a serial one.
For the third time in his career, Suárez is facing potential punishment for appearing to sink his teeth into an opponent.
This time, it happened on the biggest stage of all, the World Cup, during Uruguay’s 1-0 victory over Italy on Tuesday.
Late in the second half, Suárez bumped into Giorgio Chiellini, an Italian defender, while jockeying for position
in the penalty area and then dropped his head into Chiellini’s shoulder. Chiellini immediately recoiled as both fell to the ground.
The entire scene was surreal: The referee — a Mexican named Marco Rodríguez, whose nickname is
Dracula because of his resemblance to a version of that character on Mexican television —
did not notice and paid no mind to Chiellini’s attempts to pull his collar aside to show what appeared to be bite marks on the back of his left shoulder.
Suarez faces lengthy ban as FIFA investigate bite
