Suarez Bite Italy defender ChielliniLuis Suarez appeared to bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the sides' 2014 World Cup Group D game on Tuesday.
Suarez, who has served two previous suspensions in his career for biting
opponents, was not punished by Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez despite Chiellini's protests. The Italy player pulled his shirt from his shoulder in order to highlight the bite marks to the referee.
FIFA regulations allow Suarez to be punished retrospectively and it has said it "will gather all the necessary elements in order to evaluate the matter."
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said he would like to see replays before commenting on Suarez, but indicated that the team would stand by their striker.
"I did not see the incident," Tabarez said. "I will not make any more comments about it. Luckily, we've played many matches without Suarez for qualifiers and, for us, he is a very important player and important person within the group. We will see how to defend him. This is a football World Cup, not about cheap morality."
Source: ESPNFC