Luis Suarez banned: Striker given
nine-game AND four month ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini in biggest ever World
Cup suspension
Luis Suarez has been handed a
record nine-game international ban and a four month football ban after Fifa
found him guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, making the
sanction the biggest ever World Cup suspension in history.
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Fifa confirmed the news at their
morning briefing on Friday at the Maracana Stadium, where they also confirmed
that Suarez will have to pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs (around £66,000).
The governing body also confirmed
that while he can appeal the decision, the ban will start immediately, meaning
Suarez's World Cup is over. Furthermore, Suarez cannot attend any football
stadium for the duration of the ban, after Fifa confirmed that he has been
suspended from taking part in "any kind of football-related
activity".
The statement released by Fifa
read: "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
FIFA World Cup fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on June 28, 2014. The
remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay's next FIFA World Cup
match(es), as long as the team (remains in the competition), and/or in the
representative team's subsequent official matches.
"The player Luis Suarez 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 the player Luis Suarez in accordance with article 21 of the FIFA
Disciplinary Code as follows: the player Luis Suarez is prohibited from
entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban.
"The player Luis Suarez 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.
"The player Luis Suarez is
ordered to pay a fine in the amount of 100,000 Swiss Francs."
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