Luis Suarez World Cup biting
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Suarez's transfer was initially thought to be precipitated by the infamous biting incident with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the Uruguay-Italy match at this year's World Cup. However, according to Uruguay team manager Oscar Tabarez, the Suarez transfer had been a long time coming. -
FIFA assigns referee who missed Luis Suarez bite to Brazil vs Germany World Cup semifinal
According to the official website of the world soccer body, Marco Rodríguez of Mexico will be handling the match slated to be played in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Rodríguez, who has handled two previous tournament finals matches, officiated the June 24 match that Uruguay won over Italy in a 1-0 win and Belgium's 2-1 stunning defeat against Algeria. -
Liverpool nears Luis Suarez's $120 M transfer to Barcelona as FIFA relaxes football ban
The Guardian reported that Suarez's current club, Liverpool, is close to securing a transfer deal with the iconic Spanish club FC Barcelona worth at least £70 million (about $120 million). -
Uruguay team captain, country president blasts FIFA over penalty for Suarez bite
The career-threatening ban on Luis Suarez by FIFA has led to new, colorful remarks from Uruguay National Team captain Diego Lugano, who called the suspension a "human rights violation," and from Uruguay President Jose Mujica, who was caught cussing on a live TV segment after being frank about the FIFA ban. -
Luis Suarez victim joins fans of beleaguered player to condone FIFA ban
The Italian defender whom Suarez had bitten towards the end of a group match between Italy and Uruguay, criticized the world soccer body's punishment on the Liverpool forward, of which he had deemed "excessive," The Telegraph reported. Giorgio Chiellini also admitted that he feels sympathy for the otherwise talented 27 year-old and his family of whom he believes will also suffer. -
FIFA imposes 4-month ban, £65K fine on Luis Suarez over Chiellini bite
Although the punishment was not as grave as the maximum penalty FIFA could impose based on its disciplinary code, the ban itself could threaten the Uruguayan's career after the World Cup. This means that Suarez would be missing 13 Liverpool games aside from the ones Uruguay would be playing in the tournament, Daily Mail explained. -
Luis Suarez could face two-year international soccer ban over World Cup biting incident
On Wednesday, FIFA confirmed that its disciplinary committee has launched an investigation on the incident, which was caught on international television. The probe was opened just hours after the end of Tuesday's match in Natal. FIFA has reportedly asked Uruguayan team officials to provide their evidence by 8PM GMT on Wednesday. -
FIFA will probe on Luis Suarez biting allegations during Uruguay-Italy match
FIFA recently announced that it would be investigating allegations of Suarez biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini towards the end of the latter's team's 1-0 victory. -
Uruguay's Luis Suarez shows infamous biting skills, gets away with it as team beats Italy
Daily Mail said Suarez's act in the second half of the match has made the game the worst of all seen in this year's tournament so far.
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