2014 FIFA World Cup: Group D (URA/CRC/ENG/ITA)

[El Turco]

Not according to the FIFA file. It said he broke two articles, his previous sanctions were not mentioned anywhere.

Fischer declined to name the committee members who would decide the case, with the exception of Sulser, the chairman, or even say how many would be part of the discussions. But she emphasized that the disciplinary committee would determine the scope of its investigation and the duration of any potential penalties. That means it can take into account two previous biting incidents in Suárez’s club career, any evidence the Italians choose to present and video of the incident, which the match referee apparently did not see.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/sport ... Italy.html

It says it can, not that it did.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=201 ... 86354.html

Thats the FIFA release.

that just tells what rule he violated, not the criteria they used to determine the length of punishment. which is determined by the committee.

[ItalianBull]

Well, he was suspended at the start of last season, and it hasn't prevented him from being the POY in the Premier League, with most goals and assists in the league ...

and liverpool will be without the leading scorer and assist man for 3 months. sucks for them.

Last season he was suspended until September 29th ... At the time of his return, we were at the top of the league table ... The best thing about this entire incident (and the suspension) is that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not come after him now ... And we are perfectly fine with that ...

But last year he could train with Liverpool, even if he couldnt play. Now he cant even do that, he will have to do it on his own, surely Liverpool will put some personal trainer with him but its not the same.

[El Turco]

Well, he was suspended at the start of last season, and it hasn't prevented him from being the POY in the Premier League, with most goals and assists in the league ...

and liverpool will be without the leading scorer and assist man for 3 months. sucks for them.

Last season he was suspended until September 29th ... At the time of his return, we were at the top of the league table ... The best thing about this entire incident (and the suspension) is that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not come after him now ... And we are perfectly fine with that ...

yes, liverpool won't miss their best player. you make a compelling case.

[Boognish]

There's no way FIFA didn't consider his previous transgressions, reputation, everything. Fair or not this is above all a PR move. It's naive to pretend otherwise.

[Boognish]

Great news for Van Gaal and other teams looking to snag a CL spot

[mjba]

i still have absolutely no idea what's going on... how many liverpool games does he miss? 9?

[Raps in 4]

i still have absolutely no idea what's going on... how many liverpool games does he miss? 9?

9 regular season games and 3 CL games.

[GMgoran]

and liverpool will be without the leading scorer and assist man for 3 months. sucks for them.

Last season he was suspended until September 29th ... At the time of his return, we were at the top of the league table ... The best thing about this entire incident (and the suspension) is that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not come after him now ... And we are perfectly fine with that ...

yes, liverpool won't miss their best player. you make a compelling case.

I will try to explain it to you ... If it wasn't for the incident, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have triggered Suarez' release clause of $135 million after the amazing season that he has had, and he would have left LFC without the possibility of replacing him with a player of the same quality ... Now, he will stay with LFC, and we will have him for the best part of the season ... If there is a winner in this situation, it is LFC ...

[cgf]

I'm sorry but if anyone was going to offer up 135 for Suarez you're insane to be glad it's not happening, even if you had to bank most of that for future windows given the warchest you already have.

[Next Coming]

fixed. his previous bites played a role in the length.

Not according to the FIFA file. It said he broke two articles, his previous sanctions were not mentioned anywhere.

FIFA probably just wanted to make an example that they don't tolerate this behaviour on the pitch as the whole world watches these games.

Meanwhile ppl died to put this World Cup on lololol.

[El Turco]

Last season he was suspended until September 29th ... At the time of his return, we were at the top of the league table ... The best thing about this entire incident (and the suspension) is that Real Madrid and Barcelona will not come after him now ... And we are perfectly fine with that ...

yes, liverpool won't miss their best player. you make a compelling case.

I will try to explain it to you ... If it wasn't for the incident, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have triggered Suarez' release clause of $135 million after the amazing season that he has had, and he would have left LFC without the possibility of replacing him with a player of the same quality ... Now, he will stay with LFC, and we will have him for the best part of the season ... If there is a winner in this situation, it is LFC ...

so liverpool either loses 135 million dollars or their best player for an extended period because of a game they had nothing to do with. guess not winning the league for two decades make you forget what winner means.

[truth18]

yes, liverpool won't miss their best player. you make a compelling case.

I will try to explain it to you ... If it wasn't for the incident, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have triggered Suarez' release clause of $135 million after the amazing season that he has had, and he would have left LFC without the possibility of replacing him with a player of the same quality ... Now, he will stay with LFC, and we will have him for the best part of the season ... If there is a winner in this situation, it is LFC ...

so liverpool either loses 135 million dollars or their best player for an extended period because of a game they had nothing to do with. guess not winning the league for two decades make you forget what winner means.

Lmao.

[Geddy]

Liverpool fans should be directing their anger at Suarez, not the FA or FIFA.

You have already been disciplined heavily for biting another player and then you go and do it again, on a bigger stage? He got what he deserved.

I imagine teams will still be after him at the winter transfer window

[GMgoran]

yes, liverpool won't miss their best player. you make a compelling case.

I will try to explain it to you ... If it wasn't for the incident, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have triggered Suarez' release clause of $135 million after the amazing season that he has had, and he would have left LFC without the possibility of replacing him with a player of the same quality ... Now, he will stay with LFC, and we will have him for the best part of the season ... If there is a winner in this situation, it is LFC ...

so liverpool either loses 135 million dollars or their best player for an extended period because of a game they had nothing to do with. guess not winning the league for two decades make you forget what winner means.

You are correct ... We haven't won anything worth mentioning for the past 20 years ...

[GMgoran]

Liverpool fans should be directing their anger at Suarez, not the FA or FIFA.

You have already been disciplined heavily for biting another player and then you go and do it again, on a bigger stage? He got what he deserved.

I imagine teams will still be after him at the winter transfer window

Why should we be angry with anyone? We know that Suarez is crazy ... He does stupid things from time to time, but apart from that, he is absolutely amazing ...

[El Turco]

I will try to explain it to you ... If it wasn't for the incident, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have triggered Suarez' release clause of $135 million after the amazing season that he has had, and he would have left LFC without the possibility of replacing him with a player of the same quality ... Now, he will stay with LFC, and we will have him for the best part of the season ... If there is a winner in this situation, it is LFC ...

so liverpool either loses 135 million dollars or their best player for an extended period because of a game they had nothing to do with. guess not winning the league for two decades make you forget what winner means.

You are correct ... We haven't won anything worth mentioning for the past 20 years ...

right, poor man's porto.

[GMgoran]

so liverpool either loses 135 million dollars or their best player for an extended period because of a game they had nothing to do with. guess not winning the league for two decades make you forget what winner means.

You are correct ... We haven't won anything worth mentioning for the past 20 years ...

right, poor man's porto.

Considering that your 49ers haven't won the Super Bowl for the past 20 years, you are hardly in a position to mock a club that has won the soccer's equivalent of the Super Bowl only 9 years ago ...

[El Turco]

uh super bowl is not an intercontinental title...

keep your jimmies stable though, liverpool is a fine club but all hands need to be on deck if they want a league title.

[GMgoran]

uh super bowl is not an intercontinental title...

Neither is the Champions League Final ...

keep your jimmies stable though, liverpool is a fine club but all hands need to be on deck if they want a league title.

Liverpool Football Club is not a just "fine" club ... It is the biggest club in England, and one of the biggest clubs in Europe ... To be honest, Suarez is a perfect fit for us ... We love when the other clubs' fans hate us, and we are only getting better because of it ... By the way, FSG have been doing a very good job since they took over 4 years ago, and we are very close to where we belong ... Losing Suarez for 9 Premier League games or 3 Champions League games won't stop us ... In case you have missed it, we also had the 2nd best goalscorer in the Premier League last season ...

[and1GS]

Uhhhh define biggest club in England...