The punishment takes immediate effect.
Uruguay forward, Luis Suarez, has been banned for nine international
matches, and from all football activity for four months, after being
found guilty of biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini.
Suarez, 27, bit the defender during the latter stages of the 1-0
victory that secured their place in the knockout stages of the ongoing
Brazil 2014.
FIFA launched an immediate investigation and an independent disciplinary panel confirmed the punishment on Thursday.
The punishment takes immediate effect.
It means that, in addition to his World Cup immediately being over,
Suarez will miss nine club matches including the Premier League,
Champions League, and Capital One Cup matches.
A FIFA statement said: “The player Luis Suarez is to be suspended for
nine official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be
served in the upcoming [round of 16] FIFA World Cup fixture between
Colombia and Uruguay.
“The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next
FIFA World Cup matches, as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the
representative team’s subsequent official matches.
“The player is banned from taking part in any kind of
football-related activity — administrative, sports or any other — for a
period of four months. A stadium ban is pronounced against Luis Suarez,
who is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the
period of the ban.”
Suarez was also ordered to pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs.
Claudio Sulser, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee,
said: “Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch and in
particular not at a FIFA 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 Suarez’s guilt. The decision comes into force
as soon it is communicated.
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