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| Fifa probes Luis Suarez 'biting' incident | Fifa probes Luis Suarez 'biting' incident |
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| Football's governing body Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Uruguay striker Luis Suarez over an alleged biting incident during the World Cup match against Italy. | |
| Liverpool forward Suarez, 27, and the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) have until 17:00 Brazilian time (21:00 BST) on Wednesday to provide evidence. | |
| Suarez clashed with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Tuesday's Group D game, which Uruguay won 1-0. | |
| The referee took no action at the time. | The referee took no action at the time. |
| The maximum ban Suarez could face if Fifa takes retrospective action is 24 matches or two years. | |
| Suarez told Uruguayan television: "These are just things that happen out on the pitch. It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder. | |
| "There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them." | |
| Chiellini, 29, described Suarez as "a sneak". | |
| He added: "I'd love to see if Fifa has the courage to use video evidence against him. The referee saw the bite mark, but he did nothing about it." | |
| After the clash between the players, Suarez went to ground holding his mouth, apparently suggesting he had been elbowed. | |
| As Chiellini ran after referee Marco Rodriguez, Uruguay forward Gaston Ramirez attempted to get the Juventus defender to cover his shoulder. | |
| The incident happened shortly before Suarez's team-mate Diego Godin scored the only goal of the game. | |
| Godin's winner means four-time champions Italy finish third in the group, and exit before the knockout stages for the second finals in a row. |