World Cup 2014

So should he just get the same length of ban every time he does it? xps

That's not how punishment of repeat offenders normally goes down.

something like that, if there must be a ban

If they're taking in to account his previous then it stands to reason it extends to his club as well. It's for his own good honestly, and he should sort himself out if he has the self awareness to do so/uruguay actually allows him too, otherwise he'll just keep biting people and unlike overly aggressive challenges or elbows which continue to be a problem like in any contact sport this isn't really an argument you should be having when discussing football in any way

http://media.giphy.com/media/NnGGHE0muVqpO/giphy.gif @ IK

are you suggesting uncensured denture ventures ismael?

Is LFC really not allowed to sell Suarez? Runs contrary to everything I know about indentured servitude

I don't have a good answer for how to deal with punishing a repeat biter over offences committed across different teams, leagues, tournaments.

but like a year ban for Suarez himself wouldn't be at all ridiculous at this stage, if the impact could be focused and limited to him.

chance that LFC sue him cf mutu/Chelsea?

I hope he comfort eats for four months and comes back like Andy Reid in his prime

Why would we sue him? He misses a few games. Big deal.

the man obviously needs therapy. without that i bet even if you extracted all his teeth, he'd still be going after opponents with a straw

LFC could decide not to pay him for four months, as he has damaged his employer. He's not even allowed to train with LFC.

they are allowed to sell him though

wait lfc can't sell him?

xp

on his birthday, don't give him a cake

lol

where is this not selling him/denying payment stuff coming from? the guardian comments section and twitter don't count btw.

if only Aspas was the insane feral biter we could all be united in our condemnation

https://i.imgur.com/dk1QKpu.jpg

Meanwhile Chiellini is asked to pose like this at his hotel.

btw
- on a pure offence level, don't think ban is harsh
- but do think elbows or raking your studs down someone's leg/balls whatever (the ones that are deemed to be not 'part of the physciality of the game' - that may be the one of the most disingenious argument I've read) should get punished/stigmatised equally as harshly
- if it is a manifestation of mental illness, as some are suggesting, then punishment for it would suggest discrimination?
- communicable disease - fair point obviously but trying to think how many people have even gone on that angle when they were raving about how horrid it is, is that really the bit that people are horrified by it for?

Xpost Maid banned from all maid-related activity for 4 months

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http://i.imgur.com/SODje7v.jpg

http://www.espnfc.us/team/uruguay/212/blog/post/1913808/luis-suarez-four-match-ban-liverpool-reaction

lol at comparing biting to flailing elbows or wild challenges, even in the sports that actually permit you to elbow or kick another person you still aren't allowed to bite them

even in sports that actually permit you to elbow or kick another person, you still aren't allowed to elbow or kick another person in contexts unrelated to the sport, so fuck off

sorry, fuck off was harsh

lol would have sufficed

or an elbow to your face

if it is a manifestation of mental illness, as some are suggesting, then punishment for it would suggest discrimination?

this is ludicrous. esp since it seems like the "mental illness" in question would almost certainly be a personality disorder, in which case clearly defined consequences for his actions are very appropriate

that's kind of why i put a question mark there - i am not sure where to stand on this.

clearly defined consequnces should be that he gets sectioned, I suppose!

Punishment, in this case banning him from all participation, would suggest he take the time to deal with his problems more than anything else

They should mandate some sort of therapy for a recurring problem like this tbh

fined 100,000 for being mentally ill, otoh

i know it's small change, by the way

Unfortunately he's going to be backed by his country and supporters to the point he believes there isn't a problem like the worst sort of enablers and he'll never get the sort of help he probably needs, c'est la vie

just reiterating the taboo I guess, biting is associated only with like rabid animals and children

most can relate to seeing red in heat of sporting moment and lashing out a little excessively while jostling for position, making a challenge or whatever -- no one can relate to Suarez's impulse

Uruguayan hero has been so indulged by his apologists that he is starting to believe that there is a conspiracy against him

As someone who has been on the receiving of both actions, I can say I'd rather be bitten than butted, but that is not reflected in football's often skewed logic and morality.

Steven Kelly has obviously lived a fuller life than your average online hack

as something of a suarez sympathizer and actual mental health provider, there is nothing at all problematic for punishing him for actions that may have resulted from, say, his poor stress tolerance. he wasn't psychotically disorganized or w/e, he acted out inappropriately and there are rules

it's one of the less noble kinds of assault xxpost

The physicality part of the game argument isn't saying it's okay to do it, endorsing it, or saying it shouldn't be dealt with... merely that it's reasonably foreseeable that elbows will happen, whereas the same isn't true for biting.

what about ghana then?

Being mentally ill doesn't automatically excuse you for the consequences of your actions, especially if you're pleading not guilty to any wrong doing and claiming everything is basically fine what's the problem

If he admitted or even recognised he had some sort of problem it would be a different story and would prob be seen as more sympathetic

or just what gbx said, which was better

on the other hand, if he was shit at football, nobody would have given a shit about the ban

the BBC has the early games today right? Are they showing Ghana-Portugal on BBC3 as per usual cos I couldn't find it on the schedule planner?

thanks guys btw i think i've worked out the mentally ill bits (in this case). mayeb.

Wait, BBC3 doesn't come on air until 7pm. I'm confused now.

red button?

ITV4/