Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough)

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Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 7:59:06 GMT

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Post by Macmoish on Nov 25, 2010 7:59:06 GMT

BBC - Ajax captain Luis Suarez gets seven-game ban for biting

Ajax captain Luis Suarez has accepted a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal's shoulder in Saturday's 0-0 league draw.

His club, who have unilaterally fined and banned the Uruguayan for two games, will not appeal against the punishment.

Suarez will be sidelined domestically until 4 February next year, but remains eligible for European competition.

The striker's three goals in the 2010 World Cup were overshadowed by his red card in the quarter-final with Ghana.

The 23-year-old's deliberate handball on the line in the dying seconds of the game in Johannesburg - which earned him his dismissal - prevented a certain goal and Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty.

Uruguay subsequently went through on penalties before being beaten in the semi-final by the Netherlands - a game Suarez missed through suspension.

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Saturday's incident against PSV happened in stoppage time after referee Bjorn Kuipers showed Ajax's Rasmus Lindgren a straight red for a rough tackle on playmaker Ibrahim Afellay.

Suarez argued with Bakkal, who stood on the Uruguayan's foot, prompting him to bite the PSV midfielder's shoulder, although the incident was missed by the referee.

In reaching their decision over the severity of Suarez's punishment, the Dutch Football Federation said they had taken the player's previous conduct into account.

The forward, who has scored seven goals this season, still had a suspended one-match ban hanging over him following a red card in the season-opening Johan Cruyff Bowl match in July.

Although he will miss Ajax's next six Eredivisie fixtures, and the Dutch Cup tie with AZ, Suarez will be eligible to play in the Champions League group match against AC Milan on 8 December.

Ajax's 4-0 home defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday ended their hopes of reaching the knockout stage but they can finish third in Group G to clinch a consolation place in the Europa League.

newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9225097.stm

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Zamoraaaah Administrator West London is R's Posts: 12,596	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 8:03:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Zamoraaaah on Nov 25, 2010 8:03:13 GMT Nippy player that Suarez.

harlowranger Guest	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 8:08:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by harlowranger on Nov 25, 2010 8:08:05 GMT At home he sits down all day watching Mike Tyson dvd's!

Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,293	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 8:08:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Nov 25, 2010 8:08:49 GMT The successor to Norman "Bites Yer Legs" Hunter!
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eskey8 Dave Sexton www.cycle2austria.com Posts: 2,274	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 8:43:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by eskey8 on Nov 25, 2010 8:43:16 GMT He is a superb player, would love to see him in the prem, maybe our first signing in the summer? However he is ruining his reputation - handball on the line in the world cup and now this. Maradona?
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Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 8:49:42 GMT

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Post by haqpr1963 on Nov 25, 2010 8:49:42 GMT

One of my lasting memories of my time living in Oz :

Aussie rules player banned for testicle bite

Australian rules player Peter Filandia has been suspended for 10 matches after pleading guilty to biting an opponent's testicles during a game last week.

Filandia, 31, was playing for Port Melbourne against Springvale in the Australian Football League's feeder competition, the Victorian Football League (VFL).

St Kilda AFL player Chad Davis, playing for Springvale, suffered a perforated scrotum and lost a small amount of blood, a club doctor told the VFL tribunal in Melbourne. He also needed a tetanus injection.

Filandia told the tribunal he could not breathe when he became entangled with Davis and bit him as a reflex action.

However, Filandia did not know which part of his opponent's body he had bitten, he said.

"It was a split-second decision," Filandia told reporters after the hearing.

Tribunal chairman Eddie Power ordered Filandia to undergo player counselling before resuming playing.

In a similar case last year, former rugby league international John Hopoate was banned by the Australian National Rugby League for 12 weeks after poking a finger up the backside of an opponent.

Hopoate was sacked by his club Wests-Tigers but joined rival club Northern Eagles in June 2001.

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2002/may/01/1

Gotta love the Aussies........ ;D ;D ;D

Lonegunmen Administrator Posts: 23,430	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 9:00:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lonegunmen on Nov 25, 2010 9:00:56 GMT AFL - The Real Mans game as they keep throwing down everyones throat. Hopoate was a classic, fancey wet willying some guys butt?? I don't think so Tim!

eskey8 Dave Sexton www.cycle2austria.com Posts: 2,274	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 25, 2010 9:22:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by eskey8 on Nov 25, 2010 9:22:57 GMT 'Wet Willying some guys butt' ;D ;D ;D
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canadaranger Dave Sexton Posts: 2,428	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 26, 2010 1:22:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by canadaranger on Nov 26, 2010 1:22:38 GMT Just a seven match ban? I thought the regulations had more teeth than that...

Lonegunmen Administrator Posts: 23,430	Seven Match Ban for Biting (I'd Say Not Enough) Nov 26, 2010 1:27:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lonegunmen on Nov 26, 2010 1:27:41 GMT gum job me thinks.