On June 24th 2014, when the headlines should have belonged to England and their magnificent 0-0 draw with mighty Costa Rica, ending their World Cup campaign with ONE point, it was 'Cannibal Suárez' whom everyone was talking about. Feeling peckish, the Uruguay forward bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini. This was Suarez' THIRD biting incident, and a four-month ban followed, during which time he fancied a change of appetite and moved from Liverpool to Barcelona for £75 million; the internet loved it!
Luis Suarez was suspended for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following this biting incident. He was also fined CHF100,000. After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration, Suárez was later allowed to participate in training and friendly matches with his new club Barcelona.
On 20 November 2010, Suárez bit PSVs Otman Bakkal, on the shoulder during a 0–0 draw. Ajax suspended him for two matches and fined him an undisclosed amount, which the club said they would donate to a "good cause". The Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraf branded Suárez the "Cannibal of Ajax".The KNVB increased Suárez's suspension to seven league matches.
On 21 April 2013, during a 2–2 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League match at Anfield, Suárez bit Branislav Ivanovic. No particular reason?
On this day 25th June 1982, West Germany needed to beat neighbours, Austria, by one or two goals, to allow both countries to progress through their World Cup finals' group, eliminating Algeria. The Germans took the lead after 10 minutes, after this the two teams appeared to settle for that score with an agreement between the two nations to settle for status quo. This match was known as the "Disgrace of Dijon". After Hrubesch headed home from Littbarski's cross, the game came to a grinding halt with the crowd showing their disgust by attempting to pitch invade and German flags were burnt. Referee? Bob Valentine of Scotland.
Needless to say FIFA didn't take any notice of the Algerian's protests. The Group ended:
1st: WGermany P2 D0 L1(to Algeria!): Goals For 6 Against 3 = 4pts
2nd: Austria P2 W2 D0 L1(to West Germany): Goals For 3 Against 1 =4pts
3rd: Algeria P3 W2 (beat West Germany and Chile) D0 L1(to Austria): Goals For 5 Against 5 = 4pts
4th Chile NO POINTS: Goals For 3 Against 8.
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