In what is clearly the right decision, Reds striker Luis Suarez has decided not to appeal against the 10-match imposed upon him for biting Branislav Ivanovic.
Suarez posted the following statement on his personal website earlier today:
"I am truly very sorry about the incident with Branislav Ivanovic. I hope that all the people I have offended at Anfield last Sunday will grant me forgiveness, and again I repeat my personal apology to Branislav.
"I know that all the things that are happening to me in England will help me to improve my conduct on the field. Right now, I just want to to focus on becoming a better footballer on and off the field.
"I would like to explain to everybody that I decided to accept the ban because whilst 10 games is clearly greater than those bans given in past cases where players have actually been seriously injured, I acknowledge that my actions were not acceptable on the football pitch, so I do not want to give the wrong impression to people by making an appeal.
"I really want to learn from what has happened in the last 2.5 years. Many things have been said and written about me, I just tried to do my best on the field. I hope to come back early to play".
Responding to Suarez's decision, Ian Ayre echoed Suarez's comments about past incidents. He noted:
"The charges against Luis were his to consider and we have to respect his decision to not appeal the 10-game ban. We are all disappointed at the severity of the punishment and in particular the differing standards that have been applied across various previous incidents.
"Luis is an important member of our team and nothing has changed in that regard. We are committed to helping him improve his conduct and he will be given our full support. We look forward to him returning to the team next season when he is available for selection."
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers added:
"We can't hide our disappointment at the outcome of this situation, but we have to move on and support Luis in his decision. Luis has made a huge contribution to the squad this season and we respect his decision to accept the ban.
"He will be missed for the remainder of this season and the early part of next, but we will have the opportunity to welcome a better person and player when he returns."
This ban could ultimately end up being the best thing that ever happened to Suarez. If he genuinely does work on his on-field issues, and comes back next season in a different frame of mind, then that can only be a good thing. Additionally, the enforced rest will help him, especially as he'll be playing for Uruguay over the summer.
Of course, there's always the possibility that Suarez will leave in a couple of months, but that would be tantamount to running away. He did that already at Ajax, so maybe now it's time for Suarez to stay and prove everyone wrong...?
Jaimie Kanwar
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Suarez posted the following statement on his personal website earlier today:
"I am truly very sorry about the incident with Branislav Ivanovic. I hope that all the people I have offended at Anfield last Sunday will grant me forgiveness, and again I repeat my personal apology to Branislav.
"I know that all the things that are happening to me in England will help me to improve my conduct on the field. Right now, I just want to to focus on becoming a better footballer on and off the field.
"I would like to explain to everybody that I decided to accept the ban because whilst 10 games is clearly greater than those bans given in past cases where players have actually been seriously injured, I acknowledge that my actions were not acceptable on the football pitch, so I do not want to give the wrong impression to people by making an appeal.
"I really want to learn from what has happened in the last 2.5 years. Many things have been said and written about me, I just tried to do my best on the field. I hope to come back early to play".
Responding to Suarez's decision, Ian Ayre echoed Suarez's comments about past incidents. He noted:
"The charges against Luis were his to consider and we have to respect his decision to not appeal the 10-game ban. We are all disappointed at the severity of the punishment and in particular the differing standards that have been applied across various previous incidents.
"Luis is an important member of our team and nothing has changed in that regard. We are committed to helping him improve his conduct and he will be given our full support. We look forward to him returning to the team next season when he is available for selection."
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers added:
"We can't hide our disappointment at the outcome of this situation, but we have to move on and support Luis in his decision. Luis has made a huge contribution to the squad this season and we respect his decision to accept the ban.
"He will be missed for the remainder of this season and the early part of next, but we will have the opportunity to welcome a better person and player when he returns."
This ban could ultimately end up being the best thing that ever happened to Suarez. If he genuinely does work on his on-field issues, and comes back next season in a different frame of mind, then that can only be a good thing. Additionally, the enforced rest will help him, especially as he'll be playing for Uruguay over the summer.
Of course, there's always the possibility that Suarez will leave in a couple of months, but that would be tantamount to running away. He did that already at Ajax, so maybe now it's time for Suarez to stay and prove everyone wrong...?
Jaimie Kanwar
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I wouldn't be surprised if he legs it abroad!!
ReplyDeleteif you think that so be it but the countless video threads tell a different story and sturridge just trips over is laces thats it for me today off to watch a proper mans sport lap dancing call me old fashioned but at least i can see the tits for what they are
ReplyDeleteThank you, you just made proved my point.
ReplyDeleteI dont think he was admitting guilt, more a case of him explaining that he used a word that was not offensive where he came from. Which Gus Poyet and other Uraguyans have backed up. He was also accused of saying it 10 times, surely a lip reader could have spotted at least one of them.
ReplyDeletenot out of the blue, but i have read many articles when suarez hasnt done something yet his name has been used in reference to all sorts of other cases. Granted he made his own bed but this site does prove the point even when he acts normal people write about him in a negative way.
ReplyDeleteI remember when someone else did a stamp and im sure you said about how come Suarez got away with it. Which oddly is being the thing you hate the most... a enabler ;-)
I do remember there was a point when it was a case of seeing if any articles wouldnt have his name in it.
not knocking you for it Jamie, its your job. suarez gets hits and makes you money just like it does for Sky and the papers. This why even if he is good he will get dragged through the press. Nature of the beast of being famous I guess.
aint it. of course thats now turned into he handballs loads lol.
ReplyDeletehaha. like the lapdancing thing, might use that line over the weekend
ReplyDeleteWhether anyone feels that Suarez was guilty or not is irrelevant at this point. The bottom line is that he was found guilty.
ReplyDeleteMy issue is that he and Terry were found guilty of the same action and Terry received half the ban that Suarez did.
To certain elements of the media Suarez is merely seen as a cash cow,an easy story he has the power (by his actions) to defeat them. If it wasn't him it would be someone else,that's how it works for them, so many of them (not all) are only parasites,gaining a living of people like Suarez. These people are similar in actions to the Suns Mackenzie,those at News of the world who hacked Milly Dowlers phone and many more.Unfortunately someone else will be used in the interim to fill column inches..... lets hope its not a Red. (lets hope Suarez finally learns).
ReplyDeleteFinally we have some humility.
ReplyDeleteSuarez is an adult who bit someone in his workplace. Let's hope he gets his act together and knuckles down.
He had shown an improvement to some degree recently, although was involved in a number of dodgy fouls / tackles.
I'm tired of worrying about Suarez. Hopefully the rest does him well. He loves his football, this ban will hurt him.
Anyone who is moaning about other people getting less bans for more dangerous offences needs to take a step back.
He bit someone in a prime time game on world wide TV. It was idiotic. Indefensible.
I would forgive him the punch, an instinctive reaction to having his genitals interfered with
ReplyDeleteHow about some humility from FA as well.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom line is though he is no longer in Uruguay and this is a different culture, a culture which at the slightest thing claim homophobia, racism, sexism etc Suarez deserved to be banned for calling Evra a "negro" there is no question about it but what the FA should have done was question why nobody had told him that he can't do it because apparently him and a few others use it in training all the time. Pacheco tweeted about it whilst actually using the word.
ReplyDeleteOh and if negro is apparently a term of endearment why the hell use it on one of the players of your teams arch rivals?
ReplyDeleteFA have reason to ban him for 10 matches,because FA did not like Suarez to win Golden boot for this season.
ReplyDeleteDitto. Well said.
ReplyDeleteIt really is as simple as that. There wouldn't be all this attention, if he behaved. There wouldn't be all this media waffle, if he behaved.
ReplyDeleteas its a football thread why not run a pole in order of seriousness then we can see what everyone stands for ie) 1 butting 2 drug taking 3 drunk driving 4 breaking someones leg 5 breaking someones nose/jaw 6 sleeping with your brothers wife 7 beating up your girlfriend/wife 8 match rigging 9 racism 10 crowd abuse/incitement 11 abusing teenage female fans 12 assault offpitch 13 biting ...this way we can see how everyone's so called moral compass is set ...you could place them in order with most serious first is that something you can do jaimie ..or will it expose everyone as hypocrites on suarez
ReplyDeletewhat it does is make a mockery of the lets stamp out the racism campaign by the Fa....whats crazy is english players get bananas and monkey chants aimed at them when playing in eastern europe and the spineless K*NTS do nothing
ReplyDeleteapart from the biting the things you mention happen in nearly every game ifrom pub teams to the prem every week ...
ReplyDeletestamping jaimie ...youll be hard pressed to find a footballer who hasnt done it...i remember souness jumping all over peter reid ts been going on since the game began
ReplyDeleteActually a arabs dagger is more straight and sharp
ReplyDeleteThe FA, and football governing bodies in general, are all over the place alright.
ReplyDeleteThe rules need to be changed. No more hiding behind referees when it comes to retrospective punishment.
Also the PM getting involved was OTT.
But Suarez BIT someone. Everyone knew it would be a long ban
Suarez has been guilty in the past two seasons of diving, feigning injury, punching, stamping, two footed tackles, cheating, racism and now biting. Some of these actions have gone unpunished, maybe now his actions are catching up with him ? What's that old saying " What goes around comes around " ??
ReplyDeleteOh I get it..
ReplyDeleteSo when I say your talking shite BRO for example...I can't say the BRO part?
Because you do sound like your talking shite...bro!
You also bring him up when other players cheat, etc as a reference and call fans who defend Suarez enablers.
ReplyDeleteDoes failure to adhere to financial fair play count as cheating? Can we have articles about clubs not complying, once people get tired of Suarez of course.
ReplyDeleteI hope he is not paid during the ban. he needs a big kick up his arse.
ReplyDeletehe is a disgrace to the club.
And for those who might otherwise pretend to not notice - credit to JK for demonstrating a balanced and accurate approach to reporting this. There is no malice or ill-will towards Suarez, no vendetta or push for the player to be kicked out of the club. Just the facts reported and a clearly positive outlook for the future.
ReplyDeleteThere is no question this ban has taken into consideration Suarez's history, and why not? He is a repeat offender and these minor explosions on the pitch are not something that have a place in football. Any good will that might have suggested he simply made an isolated mistake is demolished by the fact that he's already done this once before, an astonishing enough fact by itself. You could in fact consider this a 10 game suspension where, if he had an otherwise good record, he could have had 5 of those games held back pending good behaviour. But that's the treatment you reserve for people who deserve the benefit of the doubt and there is no doubt here with Suarez. He's not a monster or a bad person, he simply has issues controlling his intensity and passion on the pitch. He's already shown us that he can't do what is asked of him, even if he is currently still learning. He simply hasn't earned that right to be given an easy time of it and if punishment must be given out then he should be punished to the limits of the law.
What LFC must do is to get a decent offer for LS and offload hm in the summer. Then, whether he loves to bite, stamp, kick or deliberate handball will longer be a concern. I cannot imagine if we are still fighting strongly for top 4 and suddenly our main striker gets a 10-match ban for, biting another player?! Either he's crazy or too smart, crazy for performing such crazy act in a world wide televised game, or too smart since he already know there's nothing to fight for this season so might as well bring forward his summer vacation. Just let him go if we can get anything in the region of what we paid for AC, plus the sale of AC, we should get some decent transfer funds this summer.
ReplyDeleteLuis Suarez...Must becarefull for next times.At BPL,please do not simply doing what ever you want to do.FA are alway waiting to frame you again. Becarefull ok??
ReplyDeleteThe sporting headlines over the weekend were dominated by Luis Suarez, and unfortunately for both him and Liverpool, it was for all the wrong reasons. His bite on Branislav Ivanovic was the latest incident in a string of controversies that the Uruguayan has been involved in since his move to England, and many pundits have been calling for Suarez to be shown the exit door at Anfield.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I’d like to put forward the case for Liverpool retaining Luis Suarez for next season.
First and foremost, Luis Suarez is by far Liverpool’s best player at the moment and indeed one of the top players in the world. Bearing in mind that Liverpool are yet again set to finish outside the Champions League qualifications positions, there is very little hope that they could replace Luis Suarez with a player of a similar calibre – even if they do receive a fee in the region of £40 million pounds.
Like him or loathe him Liverpool are utterly dependent on Suarez, and if they stand any chance of becoming one of England’s elite clubs once again they will need an inform Luis Suarez to be their talisman. Secondly, I must confess that I think the weekend’s events have been blown out of proportion somewhat.
Sure, what Suarez did was unacceptable, and he will be deserving of the inevitable ban that he receives from the FA, however far worse things have occured on the pitch. It wasn’t like his actions could have caused genuine harm to the opposition player as Callum McManamans recent tackle Massaido Haidara could have done in a recent game between Wigan and Newcastle.
Or as the harm that Ben Thatchers flying elbow caused to Pedro Mendes. Or even as the head-butt inflicted upon Ryan Shawcross by Marouane Fellaini in a game between Stoke and Everton earlier in the season.
This is by no means an attempt to condone Suarez’s behaviour, but I do not believe that his actions were the worst on a football pitch this season, and once the dust settles I fully expect Liverpool to give Suarez another chance to let his football do the talking.
george thats it you have bored me to death
ReplyDeletewell said brian
ReplyDeletegeorge do you acctually like football or are you more interested in spelling f"ck off and bore someone else who mite give a F"ck about spelling
ReplyDeletefeel free enjoy;-)
ReplyDeletejaimie i said since xmas what inccidents as there been since then ,till the bite the handball as he admitted he did it on purpose no he as not sometimes he,s to honest for his own good,but every week you run a thread with videos showing suarez at his worse,i have never said he dose not deserve is bans i have only stated that the fa always go to town on him yet let the terry case go unpunished till after the world cup and also had the nerve to appeal about rooneys blatent kick,if suarez had done that kick he would have got a ten game ban by the same fa
ReplyDeletein your own mind
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that people commit crimes and then complain about the punishment?
ReplyDeleteIf he hadn't bitten the guy in the first place, there would be no ban.
Christ, it's EMBARRASSING that a 26 year old man, who is being paid ~£125,000 a week to play football for my club is that childish that he goes around BITING anyone. It's the kind of behaviour you expect from a 2 year old child!
"As the captain of the club I know I took a decision that was wrong. In those moments, your heartbeat is very high and sometimes you don't think about what you are doing. I am very sorry about that. I am very critical of myself. I am not like that."
ReplyDelete- Luis Suarez, after biting PSV Eindhoven's Otman Bakkal in a match in 2010.
Very good point, i'd like to know, what is your opinion of Evra calling jimmy floyd hasselbaink a N****R on a video on youtube? now i get that both players are black so its a bit of a grey area.
ReplyDeleteBut is it fair game to have Evra saying "Mother F*****N N****R" in a video but once he hears the word negro its not cool?
(btw im not trying to defend suarez, i'd just like to know what people think)
i lived in south america for 6 years and heard the word negro every day, spoken mostly by people with darker skin, so yes , it is a word used like 'mate' is here or in australia.
ReplyDeleteluis may end up at bayern. fair play to him, the racist FA will never be balanced.
You admitted he handballed, and you're wrong in saying he's only done it once since christmas, since when is handballing at all okay? This if Liverpool, we're supposed to have higher standards than that.
ReplyDeleteFew do it with the frequency that Suarez does and does that matter? As I said above this is Liverpool, we're supposed to have higher standards than this.
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea. Apples and oranges. To compare the use of Negro as a derogatory term and N***a as a hip-hop slang term between two black friends is ridiculous. It's like banning the use of the word b*tch to describe a female dog and stating that it's the same as calling a woman a b*tch. The context for words have always been of the utmost importance rather than just the word itself. In fact that was the crux of Suarez's argument which was found to be a false one (i.e. the use of the negro as a term of endearment during an argument with a rival was grossly improbable even in his native Uruguay).
ReplyDeleteBut when used by a white person to a black person during a heated argument then it very much is a racial insult. If we are going to take context into account then don't go halfway with it to support a lie.
ReplyDeleteI agree JK has been balanced and fair - a first imo for articles about Suarez! Cedit to him for that.
ReplyDeleteWhen you say there's no doubt his previou record has been taken into account, actually, you're wrong- the FA said it was that single incident.
I believe they could have suspended 5 of the games for good behaviour and still punished him adequately for the actual offence, but given a carrot to stay out of ANY kind of trouble.
Had they done that, I think Suarez would have been more likely to appreciate the reasons for the ban. I think he accepts it, but doesn't understand the severity of it. It's all stick and no carrot.
Negrito, not negro. And had he wished to insult him he would have called him a mayate which is the Spanish/Latin American word for the "n" word, not negrito.
ReplyDeleteluis is 'negro' in his barrio-but yeah, he probably knew it wasn't the same here. however, what terry said is far worse.
ReplyDeleteNo it was Negro and there isn't only one derogatory term for black people in Latin America. The context (an argument with a rival player in a heated derby game) is the most important factor.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all i do have an idea so take it easy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your opinion, thats why i asked the question. For opinions.
i believe he did say Negro, it was published in an article that it was negrito before the transcript was released and it just kind of ran through sites and you know how to cut and paste media is.
ReplyDeletei admited nothing yes it hit his hand but no one can say it was delibarate
ReplyDeleteyou cant deny that his reputation means he will never get the benefit of the doubt. any slight or maybe accidental offence and its blown out of proportion.Compare that to other players where everything can be completely ignored.
ReplyDeleteThis is the reason i have been so upset this week. The incredibly long ban is one thing, but considering Aguero got nothing at all for his hateful two footed stamp on david luiz the week before. You can see the intent in his face and he got no ban at all! that is undeniably more violent than a bite
ReplyDeletedisagree. Its a non argument to suggest its ok for one person to use a word and not an another. Its just a way of acting a victim.
ReplyDeleteSo if I witnessed you call your wife a silly cow in a light hearted conversation I'm entitled to call her that whenever I wish?
ReplyDeleteIf you can't understand that concept you can't understand the basics of human interaction. For instance it's a well known reality that Brits can moan about Brits all day long. But God forbid a Frenchman do that because then it'll be rude and antagonistic. Gay people call themselves Queer at times but it is not appropriate for a straight person to use that word to describe gay people. This issue happens between different groups all the time so why should it be different regarding the N word and its variants just because YOU said so?
ReplyDeleteClearly not as bro is in no way considered racist? If you are going to make a comparison at least make a comparison which can argue my point. Bro.
ReplyDeleteEvra hates black women. He married a white woman. Proof that he is a bigger racist than Suarez and Terry.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME If that's the case expect a lot of bans for challenges and attacks on our players
ReplyDeleteBut it wasn't a heated argument it was said like calling him a little girl to wind him up the negro part wasn't the insult he was winding him up saying he played like a girl
ReplyDeleteI always felt as though Evra brought this to the FA's attention because it was Suarez. He's certainly entitled to be bothered by it and nobody should be subjected to any sort of name calling.
ReplyDeleteBut I've had the impression that if, for example, Coates (another Uruguayan) said the same exact thing to Evra, it wouldn't have been reported.
That's not to condone Suarez's actions. He was wrong.
I just felt that that Man U used this as an opportunity to get Suarez in trouble / banned because he's the best player on the team as opposed to the fact that Evra was really bothered by it.
IF u dont call a negro a negro, then what the f*ck do you call a negro!!??
ReplyDeleteah yeah!!? and why will you have a light hearted conversation with Zanatos's wife??
ReplyDelete