Liverpool striker,\u00a0 Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the Football\u00a0 Association for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic.<\/p>\n
The incident happened during Sunday’s 2-2 draw between the sides.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old later apologised for biting the Chelsea defender and was fined by Liverpool on Monday. The club, who have until Friday at 12:00 BST to appeal, said they were “shocked and disappointed” at the length of the suspension.<\/p>\n
Uruguay international Suarez had accepted the FA charge of violent conduct but claimed his ban should be three games, the standard punishment for violent conduct.<\/p>\n
An FA statement read:<\/p>\n
A three-person independent regulatory commission today upheld the FA’s claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly insufficient and the player will serve a further seven first-team matches in addition to the standard three. The suspension begins with immediate effect.<\/p>\n
The Liverpool forward had accepted a charge of violent conduct but had denied the FA’s claim that the standard three-match sanction was insufficient for the offence.
\nThe incident was not seen by the match officials and has therefore been retrospectively reviewed.<\/p>\n
Suarez has until midday on Friday 26 April to appeal [against] the additional suspension, above the standard three matches. The ban covers their final four games of this season, and the first six games of 2013-14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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