10 Craziest On Pitch Moments From World Class Footballers

4. Suarez's Three Different Biting Incidents

Suarez was banned for seven matches in 2010 while playing for Dutch club Ajax after TV replays showed him biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in a league match. The incident earned him the nickname "Cannibal of Ajax" in the Netherlands. Three years later in 2013, Suarez €” now playing for Liverpool €” was handed a 10-match ban in the English Premier League for biting the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. For the third time, Suarez was accused of biting an opponent when he appeared to dig his teeth into Chiellini's shoulder in Tuesday's World Cup group game in Brazil between Uruguay and Italy. All three occasions were missed by the match officials but TV replays showed conclusive evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KcUyc5rMM
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