5 controversies in Luis Suarez's career
Updated: 2014-06-25 11:07
(Agencies/chinadaily.com.cn)
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RIO DE JANEIRO - Luis Suarez was embroiled in another biting controversy on Tuesday when the Uruguay striker appeared to sink his teeth into Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder in a crucial World Cup group game.
It is the latest in a long list of contentious moments in the career of the talented but hot-headed forward, who has twice before being punished for biting an opponent in a game and also banned for racist abuse.
Here are five controversies involving the 27-year-old Liverpool player:
Bite No 1
2010 playing for Dutch club Ajax |
Suarez was banned for seven matches in 2010 while playing for Dutch club Ajax after TV replays showed him biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in a league match.
The referee missed the incident and Suarez was not punished during the game but Bakkal pulled his shirt down afterward to show a red mark on his shoulder - a similar place to where Suarez appeared to bite Italy's Chiellini at the World Cup on Tuesday.
At the time, Suarez still had a suspended one-match ban hanging over him following a red card in that season's opening game. The incident earned him the nickname "Cannibal of Ajax" in the Netherlands.
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