{"id":27407,"date":"2014-06-25T15:21:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=27407"},"modified":"2014-06-25T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T15:22:31","slug":"second-time-lucky-suarez-tried-to-bite-chiellini-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=27407","title":{"rendered":"Second time lucky?: Suarez tried to bite Chiellini last year."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Suarez\u00a0 might have been successful this time around, but it appears that the Uruguayan striker had previously failed in an attempt to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the the Uruguayan forward, after Suarez on Tuesday, appeared to have bitten the\u00a0 defender on the shoulder with the game still goalless and Uruguay facing elimination.<\/p>\n<div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1653\">\n<dt>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27409\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/75821342_171973990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27409\" alt=\"    Suarez faced off against Chiellini in 2013, apparently trying to bite him.\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/75821342_171973990-300x168.jpg\" width=\"352\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suarez faced off against Chiellini in the Confederations Cup in 2013, apparently trying to bite him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/dt>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Uruguayans went on to win the match with Suarez, who has bitten opponents on two previous occasions, claiming he just collided with the Italian&#8217;s shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27217\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/75807518_suarez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27217\" alt=\"    I told you I would get you: Suarez appears to bite Chiellini on the shoulder in Tuesday's World Cup match against Italy.\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/75807518_suarez-300x125.png\" width=\"391\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I told you I would get you: Suarez appears to bite Chiellini on the shoulder in Tuesday&#8217;s World Cup match against Italy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pictures have emerged, that appear to show Suarez trying to bite the same opponent a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay and Italy had met in last year&#8217;s Confederation Cup in Brazil in a third place play-off match which Italy\u00a0 won on penalties.<\/p>\n<div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1624\">\n<dt><\/dt>\n<dt>The pictures appear to show Suarez leaning into Chiellini&#8217;s right shoulder with his mouth open and teeth bared.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s match\u00a0 was an opportunity for Suarez to finish what he started on Tuesday, one he couldn&#8217;t wait to sink his teeth into.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Suarez\u00a0 might have been successful this time around, but it appears that the Uruguayan striker had previously failed in an attempt to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. 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