Ouch! Suarez appears to bite again (Updated)

(Latest) Fifa will decide soon if Luis Suarez will play a further role in the World Cup 2014 after apparently biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder during Tuesday's match won by Uruguay 1-0.

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Thursday update: Here's the latest on the Suarez biting controversy as of Thursday morning:

Suarez awaits verdict in World Cup bite case

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 26, 2014, AFP) – International Football officials met Wednesday to decide whether Uruguay striker Luis Suarez should be punished -- possibly thrown out of the World Cup -- for biting an opponent.

A disciplinary panel gathered evidence against Suarez, who shocked football when he was shown sinking his teeth into Italy's Giorgio Chiellini.

As Suarez, banned twice before for biting opposing players, awaited the outcome of the disciplinary hearing, Uruguay's President Jose Mujica rallied his country to the footballer's cause.

"I did not see him bite anyone," Mujica told reporters. "But they give each other so many kicks and blows and normally they put up with it."

Uruguay Football Association chief Wilmar Valdez presented evidence on Suarez's behalf to a FIFA panel in Rio.

"We believe that there is not sufficient evidence to truly sanction Luis," Valdez told Uruguay's Channel 10 television.

"It has to be clear and on the video that FIFA gave us we think that it is not really clear," Valdez said.

"We are confident that our defence will obtain results," he added.

FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said earlier the disciplinary committee wanted to reach a decision on Suarez's case "as early as possible."

Uruguay are due to face Colombia in the last 16 on Saturday.

Suarez was nowhere to be seen Wednesday as his Uruguay team-mates trained in Natal amid the raging controversy.

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Ouch! Suarez appears to bite again

Luis Suarez shocked the World Cup with a new biting storm Tuesday as Uruguay sensationally dumped ten-man Italy out of the tournament with a dramatic 1-0 victory.

But Italy's stunning exit was overshadowed by an incredible incident involving Suarez – already banned twice before for biting opponents.

Television replays showed Suarez appearing to attempt to sink his teeth into Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder in an off-the-ball incident.

Chiellini angrily remonstrated with Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez, pulling his shirt off his shoulder to show red marks on his neck.

Afterwards a disgusted Chiellini told Italian television: "He bit me, it's clear, I still have the mark."

"The referee should have blown his whistle and given him a red card, also because he was simulating," added the Juventus player.

Suarez sought to play down the incident in comments to Uruguayan television, claiming Chiellini had barged him.

"There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them," Suarez said.

Uruguay's veteran manager Oscar Tabarez pleaded ignorance of the incident.

"I didn't see it. I'd like to see the images first," he told a press conference.

Tabarez also suggested Suarez was being victimised by journalists.

"He is the preferred target for a lot of media," Tabarez said.

Pressed on the issue, a visibly irritated Tabarez refused to condemn Suarez. "This is a football World Cup, it's not about cheap morality."

FIFA said it would study the referee's report and the match video.

"We are awaiting the official match reports and will gather all the necessary elements in order to evaluate the matter," FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer told AFP.

But other senior officials wasted no time in condemning the striker.

"There is no doubt Luis Suarez is a fantastic footballer but once again his actions have left him open to severe criticism," FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce told the BBC. "FIFA must investigate this incident very seriously and take whatever action is deemed necessary." AFP

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