I did wonder at the time if the marks were real. I didn't see the incident and missed the shots of the 'bite' and wondered if Chiellini had made the marks himself. Are there any photos of previous bite marks? If the bite is like fingerprint, and the pattern on Chiellini's shoulder was quite distinct, he's hardly likely to have self-inflicted them with such accuracy.
Also, Suarez's reaction - holding his face and then his teeth - suggests very strongly that he did indeed make contact with his teeth.
Players are asked to leave the pitch if they are bleeding due to the potential to spread infection and a bite or a spit would therefore have to be taken very seriously even though the chances of spreading infection would be extremely minimal.
Did any of you have 'blood brothers' when you were a kid?
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Yep. Me old mate Vlad and I. Haven't seen him in ages.
"And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.
And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."
Have you been looking in a mirror?
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Have a quick nash at your hand - just enough to leave an imprint, then look at Chiellini's marks - they don't look like they have come from any mouth, Suarez, another human, a dog, nothing. They look like finger nail marks.
Again - I will restate - he quite clearly did bite him but not to the extent of marking him. I'd categorise it more as physical sledging than anything else and certainly no worse than holding/elbowing at a corner, surreptitiously hacking off the ball, digging into the ribs etc etc
Last edited by simmo; 28th June 2014 at 2:07 PM.
Jeez lads, if anyone saw any of your posts you'd be locked up
Luis said in his own words 'he lost his balance and fell onto Chiellini's shoulders'. I did have a think should any media even print such drivel but if it makes people laugh on their way to work, it can't be bad...
All this blood stuff. Suppose ther eis the infection thing etc
What happens with women players when they are on the blob?
It's getting like the capital punishment argument in reverse.
Time was if somebody murdered someone they were executed. Now they do community service. (Exaggeration for effect, not meant to be a serious remark.)
Years ago, not much was done regarding serious/dangerous challenges (for want of a better word). Nowadays, associations are doing more because just about anyone anywhere in the world can see what's happened and people's sensitivities and sensibilities are heightened.
This is a change for the better.
It's about time the TV cameras got to Ayrshire junior football...
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looking at it again..gotta think the Italian made a bit of a meal of it
you can see whats happened though..you know what its like when you at work and you get what you having for dinner on the mind..can't wait for that Italian later...so he didn't
Good job it wasn't against China.
The older I get the better I was.
Nah, he would have wanted more a couple of hours later.
The older I get the better I was.
Does anyone think that the "apology" is part of the transfer to Barca??
Clean Slate?
Just saying!
Last edited by harry; 30th June 2014 at 11:46 PM.