This seems to me to be a very weak punishment for Luis Suarez. This would be appropriate for a first time offender, however this is now the third time Suarez has bitten an opponent. There is no place in the game for a player like this, no matter how talented he is.
He should have received at least 12 months in my opinion.
What's yours?
but think a year for biting is a bit extreme. If they suspended American football players for biting each other they're wouldn't be any left to play a game.
Could you name even one for me please?
Personally, I think that considering this is the third time for him, a year probably would have been more appropriate, with a lifetime ban on a fourth episode like this. There is just no excuse for this, If he had punched him like a man in the heat of the moment, I might be a bit more understanding, but after watching the replay about a dozen times this morning, I can't work up even the least bit of sympathy for him.
I've heard stories about what happens at the bottom of the pig pile; eye-gouging, biting, a fist in the nuts, etc. Conrad Dobler of the old St. Louis Cardinals was reportedly the worst.
It's quite difficult to actually bite someone through both a mouth guard AND a face mask. I don't see a lot of biting happening in American football, Futbol, well that's a different story. Maybe it's because they are taught not to use their hands, so they bite instead of throwing punches. lol
Superstars will always get preferential treatment..at least he did not bite his ear off ..
devastated other fighters ?