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| #BBCtrending: Suarez 'bite': Social media reacts | #BBCtrending: Suarez 'bite': Social media reacts |
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| Social media exploded after Luis Suarez's suspected "bite" of Giorgio Chiellini during Tuesday's World Cup game between Uruguay and Italy. | Social media exploded after Luis Suarez's suspected "bite" of Giorgio Chiellini during Tuesday's World Cup game between Uruguay and Italy. |
| Football world governing body, Fifa, is investigating the alleged "biting". If found guilty, Suarez faces a long ban. | Football world governing body, Fifa, is investigating the alleged "biting". If found guilty, Suarez faces a long ban. |
| Here are some of the many ways social media reacted to the incident. | |
| The wrong Suarez | The wrong Suarez |
| A man from Buenos Aires named Diego Suarez - who happens to have the Twitter handle @Suarez - found himself bombarded with messages after the incident. "Please stop," he pleaded in a series of tweets. " I am not Uruguayan, I am not Luis Suarez.... There are many Suarez's in the world, I am not Luis Suarez please." | A man from Buenos Aires named Diego Suarez - who happens to have the Twitter handle @Suarez - found himself bombarded with messages after the incident. "Please stop," he pleaded in a series of tweets. " I am not Uruguayan, I am not Luis Suarez.... There are many Suarez's in the world, I am not Luis Suarez please." |
| For the record, the Twitter handle for the real Luis Suarez is @luis16suarez. He has more than three million followers. | For the record, the Twitter handle for the real Luis Suarez is @luis16suarez. He has more than three million followers. |
| Hashtag heaven | Hashtag heaven |
| Here are some of the trending terms and hashtags - together with the number of times they have been used in the past day: | Here are some of the trending terms and hashtags - together with the number of times they have been used in the past day: |
| Suarez and #Suarez - 3.1 million | Suarez and #Suarez - 3.1 million |
| #BanSuarez - 55,000 | #BanSuarez - 55,000 |
| #Bansuarezforlife - 2,5000 | #Bansuarezforlife - 2,5000 |
| #Bite - 6,500 | #Bite - 6,500 |
| #Suarezbite - 5,000 | #Suarezbite - 5,000 |
| Mike Tyson - 25,000 | Mike Tyson - 25,000 |
| Brands 'bite' | Brands 'bite' |
| Dozens of brands have jumped on board, hoping to capitalise on the incident. #EatASnickers, for example trended, after the company tweeted: "Hey @luis16suarez. Next time you're hungry just grab a Snickers," together with a picture saying, "More satisfying than Italian." | Dozens of brands have jumped on board, hoping to capitalise on the incident. #EatASnickers, for example trended, after the company tweeted: "Hey @luis16suarez. Next time you're hungry just grab a Snickers," together with a picture saying, "More satisfying than Italian." |
| McDonald's in Uruguay offered him a Big Mac , and Nando's in the UK offered him a giant platter. | McDonald's in Uruguay offered him a Big Mac , and Nando's in the UK offered him a giant platter. |
| Meme-tastic | Meme-tastic |
| The incident was like a gift from heaven to the world of internet memes - playful images created by users with takes on Jaws, Hannibal Lecter and vampires were among the favourites. | The incident was like a gift from heaven to the world of internet memes - playful images created by users with takes on Jaws, Hannibal Lecter and vampires were among the favourites. |
| You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending | You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending |
| All our stories are at bbc.com/trending | All our stories are at bbc.com/trending |
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