Italy v Uruguay (Group D) Tuesday 24th June 2014

[Fez909]

Does this set a precedent for all violent behavior?

No.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Presumably the Uruaguayan FA will appeal? They were declaring pixels earlier.

 

[mack]

No.

So headbutting is ok?

 

[Lord Camomile]

oh .. not sure how much that is ... oh ... £66,000 not a whole load for someone like him..

That's roughly 33% of his £200k weekly salary. It's like fining me less than £200, only he still has £144k to survive a week on.

 

[tommers]

Hold on a second... they banned him? From all football?

But... but.. how? I didn't think they could do that?

 

[friedaweed]

So headbutting is ok?

No

 

[YouSir]

Shame Real don't want him, Suarez and Pepe would be a blast in training, Ronaldo wouldn't survive the pre season intact.

 

[tommers]

So headbutting is ok?

No.

 

[tommers]

No

Jinx.

 

[friedaweed]

Jinx.

What happens now. Do i have to do a dance or is it digs in the arm?

 

[tommers]

What happens now. Do i have to do a dance or is it digs in the arm?

I think I might get to punch you in the ribs, but it's been a while.

 

[Fez909]

Hold on a second... they banned him? From all football?

But... but.. how? I didn't think they could do that?

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related to Luis Suárez of Uruguay following an incident that occurred during the FIFA World Cup™ match between Italy and Uruguay played on 24 June 2014.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that:

The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player).

The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team’s subsequent official matches in accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the FDC.

The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.

A stadium ban is pronounced against the player Luis Suárez in accordance with art. 21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban (point 3). The player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium in which the representative team of Uruguay is playing while he has to serve the nine-match suspension (point 2).

The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000.

The decision was notified to the player and the Uruguayan FA today.

“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular not at a FIFA World Cup when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field. The Disciplinary Committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code. The decision comes into force as soon it is communicated,” said Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

Banned from watching matches, too.

 

[Badgers]

That's roughly 33% of his £200k weekly salary. It's like fining me less than £200, only he still has £144k to survive a week on.

He might have bigger outgoings than you

 

[Favelado]

Just as I predicted, a lengthy ban.

 

[friedaweed]

I think I might get to punch you in the ribs, but it's been a while.

I'll bite you if you do

 

[Badgers]

Banned from watching matches, too.

Not the lifetime ban many were howling for but still a stiff punishment eh?

 

[friedaweed]

Banned from watching matches, too.

He should be made to watch Tranmere

 

[YouSir]

Presumably the Uruaguayan FA will appeal? They were declaring pixels earlier.

Bit of a waste of time surely? Official line aside they can't really be that deep in denial. Plus, if/when they get knocked out they can now blame FIFA and the English, Spanish and Italian media.

 

[Fez909]

Not the lifetime ban many were howling for but still a stiff punishment eh?

It seems about right, yeah.

 

[pocketscience]

oh .. not sure how much that is ... oh ... £66,000 not a whole load for someone like him..

66K worth of ironic lulz at that Uraguayan TV station.
1966K would have been even better

 

[tommers]

Not the lifetime ban many were howling for but still a stiff punishment eh?

It's somewhere in between the "bang him up for life" and "it'll all be fine, nothing will even happen, certainly won't be banned for club football" camps.

Who could have predicted that?

 

[Favelado]

Colombia rejoices!

 

[Badgers]

It's somewhere in between the "bang him up for life" and "it'll all be fine, nothing will even happen, certainly won't be banned for club football" camps.

Who could have predicted that?

A rational person who has been following the game for a reasonable length of time?

 

[leftistangel]

No consolation for Italy.

 

[Lord Camomile]

It's somewhere in between the "bang him up for life" and "it'll all be fine, nothing will even happen, certainly won't be banned for club football" camps.

Who could have predicted that?

A rational person who has been following the game for a reasonable length of time?

I wasn't in the "ban him for life" camp, but this does seem pretty lenient given it's a serial offence and on the biggest stage.

However, mitigating circumstances: it's FIFA.

 

[friedaweed]

No consolation for Italy.

They should have played better

 

[Badgers]

No consolation for Italy.

They had a decision or two go their way

 

[Fez909]

I wasn't in the "ban him for life" camp, but this does seem pretty lenient given it's a serial offence and on the biggest stage.

However, mitigating circumstances: it's FIFA.

It's not that lenient. He'll miss 9 Premier League matches as well as the rest of this World Cup, and probably the entire Copa America and some qualifiers for the next World Cup. And FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League matches.

 

[tommers]

Yeah, I would have given a longer ban but I'm as biased as the rest of em.

 

[leftistangel]

They should have played better

True, but doesn't alter the injustice.