FIFA has
officially charged Uruguay's Luis Suarez
with biting Italy defender Giorgio
Chiellini in the teams' World Cup match, a
process that could lead to a suspension for
Uruguay's best offensive player.
FIFA announced early Wednesday that its
disciplinary committee has opened
proceedings against Suarez, just hours
after the end of Tuesday's match.
If the panel finds Suarez guilty of
assaulting an opponent, FIFA rules call for
a ban of at least two matches up to a
maximum of 24 months.
FIFA asked the team to present evidence, which can include
video recordings, by 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) Wednesday.
A decision must be published before Saturday, when Uruguay
plays Colombia in a round-of-16 match at Maracana stadium.
Uruguay advanced by beating Italy 1-0 on Tuesday in Natal.
One minute before the decisive goal, Suarez clashed with
Chiellini and was caught by television cameras apparently
biting his shoulder.
Match referee Marco Rodriguez of Mexico appeared not to see
the incident and took no action.
Brazil's World Cup has been a high-scoring tournament
featuring late goals, comebacks, full stadiums and underdog
stories, but the bite was got much of the global attention
Tuesday.
Earlier in his career, the 27-year-old Suarez was suspended in
the Netherlands and England for biting opponents. He didn't
confirm or deny biting Chiellini, but said he was angry that the
Italian defender had hit him in the eye during the game.
"These are things that happen on the pitch, we were both in the
area, he thrust his shoulder into me," Suarez said in Spanish.
"These things happen on the pitch, and we don't have to give
them so much (importance)."
FIFA's disciplinary panel "is responsible for sanctioning serious
infringements which have escaped the match officials'
attention," the governing body said in a statement.
"Any type of proof may be produced," FIFA noted, including
"reports from referees, declarations from the parties and
witnesses, material evidence, audio or video recordings."
FIFA set a World Cup precedent for using video review in 1994.
Then, in a quarterfinal, Italy defender Mauro Tassotti's elbow to
the face of Spain's Luis Enrique escaped the referee's attention.
FIFA later banned Tassotti for eight international matches.
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