Tabloid The Sun, however, pointed out that those very same journalists he was accusing had voted him player of the past season for his 31 goals for Liverpool. The English press were only too pleased to be presented with the equivalent of an open goal by Suarez, who only days before had scored twice to beat England 2-1 and then take a swipe at them for not showing him the respect he merited. "Italy has collided with the teeth of Suarez and a red card handed out by a referee nicknamed Dracula." "In the tussle with vampires we have been drained of blood," it wrote. La Stampa made much of how the team had been drained of life by not only Suarez but also the referee Marco Rodriguez who sent off midfielder Claudio Marchisio in the second-half. However, the Italian press didn't spare him on Wednesday with several of the daily newspapers displaying a photograph of Chiellini's bare shoulder with the alleged marks. "There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them," Suarez said. Suarez sought to play down the incident in comments to Uruguayan television, claiming Chiellini had barged him. "The referee should have blown his whistle and given him a red card," he added. Replays showed Suarez appearing to bite Chiellini's shoulder as the two players made contact in an off-the-ball incident.Ĭhiellini angrily remonstrated with Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez, pulling his shirt off his shoulder to show red marks on his neck.Īfterwards a disgusted Chiellini told Italian television: "He bit me, it's clear, I still have the mark." The latest flashpoint occurred towards the end of Uruguay's Group D game with Italy. He has already received long bans for biting during his club career as well as racially abusing Manchester United player Patrice Evra during a game in 2011. Suarez, who plays in the English Premier League for Liverpool, is one of the world's biggest stars, and could be banned for up to 24 games under FIFA rules. Suarez and the Uruguayan Football Association can submit evidence to investigators until 5:00pm (2100 GMT) on Thursday, FIFA added. The way they did things was not right and Leo knows how me and my family suffered."FIFA can confirm disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez," FIFA said in a statement. He knew the pain I was going through, the feeling that I was being kicked out was what hurt me the most. “I wasn’t surprised that Messi supported me publicly because I know him too well.
Luis Suarez also commented on the public support he received from former Barcelona teammate and longtime friend Lionel Messi, who said of Suarez two weeks ago, “You deserved a fitting farewell for the person that you are - one of the best players in the club’s history.” My wife could see how unhappy I was and she wanted to see me smile again and when the chance came to join Atletico I had no doubts.” “Not everyone knows what happened but the worst thing was going to training and being sent to a different group from everyone else because I was not allowed to play in practice matches. I was hurt most of all by the way they did things, because one has to accept it when a cycle comes to an end. I didn’t take the club’s message that they were looking for a solution for me in order to mix things up very well. I cried because of what I was having to go through. Speaking to Uruguayan media while on international duty, Suarez opened up about his departure from the Camp Nou and seemed to echo a sentiment similar to any number of stars after having unceremoniously left Barcelona - quotes from the Guardian:
Luis Suarez has admitted that the treatment he received from Barcelona in the days and weeks leading up to his forced departure “hurt,” he “suffered” and he “cried because of what was having to go through.”
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