Brazil World Cup 2014 News: FIFA Verdicts Nine-Match Suspension, Four-Month Ban For Uruguay's Biter Suarez

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After Luis Suarez reportedly shamed himself in front of everyone in the Uruguay- Italy match when he bit Italian player Giorgio Chiellini, FIFA has finally released official consequences for the Liverpool's unbecoming behaviour and discipline.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that:

  • The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player).
  • The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World CupTM fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay's next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team's subsequent official matches in accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the FDC.
  • The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.
  • A stadium ban is pronounced against the player Luis Suárez in accordance with art. 21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban (point 3). The player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium in which the representative team of Uruguay is playing while he has to serve the nine-match suspension (point 2).
  • The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000.

His suspension would mean that he would miss this World Cup, as well as the first two months of the next English season. Also, he would have to stay away from Liverpool's opening Premier Lague and Champions League.

The said amount, 100,000 Swiss Francs, is around $112,000 US dollars.

Nevertheless, the Uruguayans are still proud of their star player. Even Uruguayan President is a fan, as he said, "We didn't choose him to be a philosopher, or a mechanic, or to have good manners - he's a great player."

With reports from FIFA.com

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