Uruguay bad boy Luis Suarez was ruled out of the World Cup and the Premier League until the end of October in a mammoth FIFA ban.
The FIFA disciplinary committee, after more than 10 hours of talks over Wednesday night and Thursday morning, banned him from nine competitive Uruguay games and four months of all football activity.
This follows him biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during Uruguay's victory over Liverpool, the third time he has done such an abhorrent act on the football field, which was taken into account by the committee.
Suarez will miss 13 Liverpool games and any transfer negotiations will not be affected by the ban but would obviously complicate matters, and has been fined £65,000.
Scroll down to watch FIFA hand Luis Suarez his punishment for 'biting' Giorgio Chiellini
Under the cosh: Luis Suarez, pictured in the hours up to his ban, heads to Uruguay training
Down and out: Luis Suarez has been banned from all football activity for four months
Head down: It is the third time Suarez has been banned for biting an opposition player
Security: Uruguay's team hotel in Natal has been surrounded by armed guards in response to the incident
Kop that! Suarez will not be able to play for Liverpool until the end of October
Decision maker: Claudio Sulser said the incident 'could not be tolerated on any football pitch'
Chomping at the bit: Luis Suarez appears bites Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 win
LIVERPOOL GAMES SUAREZ MISSES
Aug 16: Liverpool v Southampton
Aug 23: Manchester City v Liverpool
Aug 30: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Sep 13: Liverpool v Aston Villa
Sep 16: Champions League matchday 1
Sep 20: West Ham United v Liverpool
Sep 27: Liverpool v Everton
Sep 30: Champions League matchday 2
Oct 4: Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Oct 18: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Oct 21: Champions League matchday 3
Oct 25: Liverpool v Hull City
Aug 23: Manchester City v Liverpool
Aug 30: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Sep 13: Liverpool v Aston Villa
Sep 16: Champions League matchday 1
Sep 20: West Ham United v Liverpool
Sep 27: Liverpool v Everton
Sep 30: Champions League matchday 2
Oct 4: Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Oct 18: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Oct 21: Champions League matchday 3
Oct 25: Liverpool v Hull City
'We are preparing our appeal now, we have three days to do it.
'It is an excessive decision and there was not enough evidence and I have seen more aggressive incidents recently.
'It is a severe punishment. I don't know exactly which arguments they used but it is a tough punishment for Suarez.
'It's feels like Uruguay has been thrown out of the World Cup. We all know what Suarez means to Uruguay and to football around the world - not having Suarez would be a loss to any team.'
Asked if there was any possibility of Uruguay boycotting their last 16 match against Colombia on Saturday, Valdez added:'No, that is not a possibility. Uruguay continues playing at this World Cup. We have good players who can come in.'
He added that Suarez will return to Uruguay, saying: 'Luis in the next few hours will travel to Montevideo to be with the rest of his family to recover.'
Suarez has banned for 4-month is not new news for the soccer fans. But, the latest news is Suarez Bite on Fifa 2015 Game that seems very interesting. However, FIFA 2015 game developers have not officially announced it yet.
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