Chiellini was bitten and has come out in his defense. It's a ridiculous punishment, ban him 4,6 months 12 months from football, but banning him from training and going to watch games is ridiculous and has nothing to do with a fair punishment and all to do with politics. It's ridiculous. Most of the world of football is defending him, everyone from Johan Alvbåge in Sweden to Falcao in Brazil to Alexis Sanchez to Chiellini in Italy. World Cup players are saying it's excessive. Why were Tasotti and Leonardo allowed in 94 to still be a part of the squad? Why weren't their credentials taken away from them and sent home? I don't care if it's three bites, ban him in official football games not on what he does in his sparetime, FIFA are really putting themselves into a dangerous zone by doing this and are going to have to go hard on every off the ball incident now.
He can still keep fit/train on his own time. As for being banned from going to watch games, fans get banned from stadiums all the time, most of them for less than attempted canabolism.
Forgot it's an individual sport. As for cannibalism, look up the internet for it's definition, or I guess we've changed it and all kids are cannibals as well? The ban is excessive IMO. I'll leave it at that though. We'll see how CAS looks at it, wouldn't surprise me if the games stands but the not training with teammates and going to watch games doesn't.
Don't know about the ban, but really. What kind of a person bites another player. The guy needs serious help. IMO he should be allowed to train and watch games, but these kind of players really hurt the beautiful game. You can't compare Suarez's actions with headbutting incidents, like Pepe&Muller, when these are usually slightest of touches that the other guy makes a meal of. What on earth was LS thinking?
ain't comparing it to headbutts though, I'm comparing it to Pepe kicking a player on the floor and then having multiple offences in other occasions or Barton being thrown in prison and then getting a more lenient ban despite punching someone in the stomach or kneeing someone in the hamstring. Roy Keane tackle as an example, wasn't it an 8 game ban? Destroyed a player career. Suarez ban should've been international games + a must to seek help. Banning him from training with teammates or watching football games in stadium is ridiculous.
Same again next time?