Suarez Banned for 10 Matches by FA After Biting Ivanovic During Match

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the English Football Association for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic.

The 26-year-old later apologised for biting the Chelsea defender and was fined by Liverpool on Monday.
The club, who have until Friday at 12:00 BST to appeal, said they were “shocked and disappointed” at the length of the suspension.

Uruguay international Suarez had accepted the FA charge of violent conduct but claimed his ban should be three games, the standard punishment for violent conduct.

An FA statement read: “A three-person Independent Regulatory Commission today upheld The FA’s claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly insufficient and the player will serve a further seven first-team matches in addition to the standard three. The suspension begins with immediate effect. continue...

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