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Suarez Ban Upheld
Uruguayan Luis Suarez's 4-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during Uruguay's 1-0 win at the 2014 FIFA World Cup has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. However, he was cleared to train with Barcelona.
CAS says FIFA's sanctions against Suarez are "generally proportionate to the offence committed."
Suarez will be eligible to play for Barca from October 26, as he remains banned for Uruguay's next 8 international matches.
However, the court's panel said that the ban on any soccer-related activity is "excessive." & thus, allowed him to train and be involved in promotional activities for the Catalan Club.
FIFA rejects Suarez appeal
Luis Suarez Bite Incident
The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by both the Uruguayan player Luis Suarez and the Uruguayan FA, and to confirm the decision rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 25 June 2014 in its entirety.
The terms of the decision taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee were communicated to the player and the Uruguayan FA today.
The relevant decision is not yet final and binding, i.e. an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) is still possible (cf. art. 67 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes) by the player and/or the Uruguayan FA, subject to certain conditions.
via: fifa.com
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FIFA World Cup 2014: Chinese website sells 'Luis Suarez bite' bottle openers
Beijing: Chinese online stores are cheekily trying to cash in on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez's notorious bite of an opponent at the World Cup by selling bottle openers with his image. (Also read: A bite of fun - Swedish companies sell sex toys based on Luis Suarez's 'bite')
Liverpool forward Suarez was given a four month ban from football for sinking his teeth into Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their final group match in Brazil last month. (Related: Suarez apologises)
He was also suspended for nine internationals and fined 100,000 Swiss francs (112,000 dollars) for what was his third offence of biting an opposition player.
Popular Chinese retail website Taobao has retailers offering bottle openers in a cartoon image of Suarez, looking angry with his mouth wide open, for 16.80 yuan ($2.70).
The China Daily newspaper reported that the products were proving popular.
"I came up with the idea the night I watched the game and saw the bite," Wang Lin, who owns an e-shop on Taobao.com, told the paper.
"It has been a good sales idea, the only problem being that the manufacturing process cannot keep up with demand," he added.
The bottle openers are not the first fun response to Suarez's bite -- an online Swedish sex shop unveiled a "Suarez nipple clamp" in the form of the footballer's head, teeth bared, for 33 euros ($45).
Uruguay have lodged an appeal against the ban on Suarez who later apologised for his actions.
Giorgio Chiellini accepts Luis Suarez ban and urges FIFA to reduce suspension
Uruguay striker Suarez has been banned from all football activity for four months, as well as nine international games, after biting Chiellini during the Group D game against Italy.
Suarez returned home after FIFA made their decision and had to watch as Uruguay were knocked out of the tournament in Brazil by Colombia.
Having spent the past few days with his family, Suarez released a statement on Monday tosay sorry to Chiellini and promise there will never again be such an incident.
Chiellini responded within an hour to Suarez’s apology, suggesting that it is now time to move on and calling on FIFA to reconsider their punishment.
"It's all forgotten," the Italian wrote on Twitter. "I hope FIFA will reduce your suspension."
Chiellini had called the ban 'excessive' before Suarez apologised, saying that his thoughts were with the player and his family at a difficult time.
"Now inside me there's no feelings of joy, revenge or anger against Suarez for an incident that happened on the pitch and that's done," said the Juventus centre-back earlier in the week.
