Suarez pledges to not bite again with Barcelona

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A new Luis Suarez has emerged during his official presentation to the FC Barcelona Team. He said that he is now ready to move forward and start anew with his team.

Suarez was presented to fans last Tuesday after many weeks of delay due to his FIFA suspension. He wanted to erase the bad part of his past and start with a new one. According to Suarez "I say to all the fans, don't worry, because I won't do that anymore."

It can be remembered that Suarez bit a player from the opposing team during their games in the FIFA world Cup, Uruguay vs. Italy. Suarez appealed to the FIFA committee on his four month suspension but it was denied. But Barcelona is not deterred with the situation. Instead they pursued Suarez to sign up a five year contract worth $130 million.

Suarez will start playing a competitive match on October. He said "The suspension is what it is, and I have to accept it. After what happened I didn't want to do anything. I was depressed. But while I was with my wife and children I had to accept reality. I asked for forgiveness as I had to do, and now I have to think about the present."

But Suarez admitted that he was worried about his career when his latest biting incident blew up. He said "Of course I was worried, but not only about the transfer (to Barcelona), but also about myself, for what I had done. I try to erase it. The lesson I take from it is personal. I try to forget it."

Recently, Suarez went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) requesting to lower his four month ban for biting an opponent. He has been supported by the World Players Union. International player's union group, FIFPro, urging the court to ease the ban set for Suarez and to include rehabilation plus other conditions. They said "The educative nature of the sanction mentioned by FIFA in the (disciplinary) ruling can be much better achieved by making it partially conditional, including the obligation for Luis Suarez to receive treatment."

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