Oh, what a Cup it has been. Upsets. Goals. Drama. Highs. Lows. It has been a testament to what the game should be. Interest has peaked in places it normally doesn’t. The whole world is watching.
It has been beautiful.
Enter Luis Suarez…
I hope the proper authorities are reviewing the footage. And, if it is found that he did in fact bite Giorgio Chiellini, I hope he is banned from the game for life.
Bite a player once, and apologize, okay fine. I don’t understand it, but, maybe it can be forgiven.
Bite a player twice… Well, I can’t really explain how you are still playing. But, benefit of the doubt, sure… Okay. We’ll give you one more chance.
Bite a player three times…
Please, FIFA, ban him for life. Make the game beautiful again.
The Matticus Kingdom 
Wow, I missed that for sure. These are supposed to be adults, right? Biting?
Well, in some cases, they are still kids. I think the youngest player at the tournament is 17… But, yeah, biting. I don’t understand how he is still playing.
Eww, what?
As a child, one of my favorite stories had the moral, “No fighting, no biting.” I really didn’t think it was a necessary addendum, but apparently it is.
Right? Who knew that we’d need to lecture professional athletes about that… Well, other than boxers, anyway.
It was a bit funny too though…:p
Hasn’t hit funny yet for me. I’m still sad about the whole thing.
That seems…unsportsmanlike.
It sure does.
I hope he gets more than the slap on the wrist he got the first two times. I can’t fathom how his behavior can continue to be tolerated.
I can’t believe he had the chance to do it a second time, let alone a third.
The world is a funny place when money is at stake.
awful. i don’t know how he is still allowed to play.
Yeah, after bite 1 and bite 2 it seems a tad ridiculous he was given another chance. If he is allowed to continue…? Well, hopefully that won’t be the case.
What are they, a bunch of 2yr olds? Hub’s been making me email him scores and highlights, no real internet on the boat, I can only send brief text type messages. He used to be semi pro goalie back in the day!
What? How awesome! I knew the Tugboat Man and I would get along! 😀
Yeah… Suarez is a 2 year old, though that does seem insulting to some 2 year olds I know…
Well, you are more than welcome to stop by and watch the games with him while I. DO.NOT.
Hahaha, it’s a bit of a drive… and I wouldn’t want to take away from your time with him, especially right now as he is just getting back… but… if I make it down that way for some reason, perhaps I will. 😉
(I won’t be making it down that way – this weekend is already booked, and then I go backpacking so the following two weekends are booked, though I do come out on the 12th, and the final is on the 13th… coincidence? I think not.)
Well…we ARE going to be here that weekend, so let’s think about it!
Weekend has blown up… Too many interests pulling me in too many directions. The Little Prince in the middle of it all giggling his silly little head off.
That’s why they say “life happens”!
“They” should keep their mouths shut!! 😉
“they” really SHOULD!
Italy is out and now I’m sad.
I’m just really angry. There is nothing beautiful in what Suarez did today. He took my beautiful game and pissed all over it.
Wow. What a menace. Pull out all his teeth.
Oh! I like that idea! I doubt FIFA will go for it. But, it sounds good to me.
I’d rather bite a piece of cake. 🙂
Me too!!!
It definitely tastes better not that I’d know…
Likely story.
ahahA what I do know is cake tastes good.
True.
No argument from me on that.
Pass the cake..
Too slow. I ate it all… again…. sorry.
pft. you have crumbs on your face
I live with a 15 month old… I have crumbs everywhere.
Well that’s true but on your face is evidence of your cake eating activities.
Fair enough… but I kind of doubt it. I don’t leave behind crumbs when I eat cake.
Well you missed one
Missed, yes. But, it’s gone now. And, yes, it was still delicious.
pft
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you know iticus
for suricus
As long as he didn’t use his hands in the act….
Hah!
Well, actually, he used his hands to bring his food, er, um, Chiellini’s shoulder into range of his mouth.
Seriously? Why are people such idiots? Biting??? Even my 2-year-old knows not to bite!!!
Maybe you are a better parent than the ones he had?
Maybe it’s a cultural thing?
Maybe I’m just being silly and there is no reasonable explanation?
I like Jaded’s suggestion of taking out his teeth. Or maybe fit him with a Hannibal Lecter face mask thingie? I hope he’s not had any kids yet, because we don’t want that stupidity passed on into the gene pool…
Suarez in a hannibel lecter mask? Done: http://www.whoareyadesigns.com/products/and-a-nice-chiellini-suarez-t-shirt
Sadly, it appears he already has two children: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Su%C3%A1rez
Well, there’s hope that his kids can be taught about things like good manners and sportsmanship and so on.
Yes, hopefully… Though, since he is the victim in all this and his behavior is perfectly normal (according to him) I’m not sure his kids will have a chance to learn much about sportsmanship on their own.
I didn’t watch the game but I saw the movie on http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28010944 and I agree, that is a blatant bite, and he needs to be banned, apparently he can get up to 2 years ban for that (not sure if that is true).
Up until looking at that site I thought that maybe they were just going for a header and the guy in blue jumped up and hit Suarez in the mouth, but seeing that footage, no way, you can see him duck his head down, and the bites are there for all to se, he needs to be made an example off, 3 times is just taking he piss.
Yeah, I saw the max penalty is an up to two year ban… though, I’m not sure if that’s just for the national side or if that would be for his club team too. And, I wonder if they writers of the rules had this sort of situation in mind when they wrote it. They might go above and beyond to make an example this kind of deplorable behavior and repeat offense.
Apparently it can include club matches but they normally limit it to internationals (if the offence was done on an international game).
Really something should happen before their next game.
I believe the plan is to make a decision before the next game.
IT Crowd = me at the soccer
D’oh! My work server is blocking the video link. I’ll have to check it out when I get home tonight.
Bugger. You will laugh. A lot.
Hooray! I’m looking forward to all the laughing!
Hilarious! Just watched it. Soccer doesn’t last a billion hours!!
Oh it feels like two billion. And now that man has the ball. And now they’re singing *sigh*
They are always singing. Always.
Well, if they are watching soccer correctly, anyway.
Remember the huge soccer fight a few years back when one player insulted another’s mother? *sigh*
the infamous Zidane headbutt… in the final… of the world cup… How could I forget. So, an Italian insults a French player’s mother and gets headbutted for it. I wonder what an Italian did this time to get bitten? And why is it always the Italians??
I’m married to an Italian. I know why, but it’s hard to put into words. 😉
#becauseItalian
Right?
#precisely
I knew it!
That guy… what a douche. He seriously needs a good cleat in the arse, preferably a very sharp one that… well, you know.
I was in an Italian bakery this morning and brought up the game. Big mistake. I got an earful.
Hahah
What were you thinking???
Wow. I hadn’t heard about this. I think they should handle it like you do with a toddler and just bite him back.
An eye for an eye. I can get on board with that. I think people as a whole would behave a bit better if they knew they could expect to receive the same treatment in return if they acted poorly.
Yeah, didn’t get the whole “it was an accident” thing. How do you bite someone by accident?
He admitted and apologized today.
After, of course, submitting in his official appeal that he didn’t bite.
What an idiot.