Suarez leads the club with five goals in the Premier League, more than twice as many as the next highest scorer, and his 73 shots are more than double the next closest player in that category. Simply put, Suarez is the Reds attack, and without him, the club will not be hard to defend.
The Uruguay international is the only player that opposing side's fear in the final third of the pitch for Liverpool, and there just isn't anyone else who can step up and supply the club with much-needed goal scoring.
The only option for Liverpool is to bring a big name attacking talent into Anfield during next month's transfer window, but that will be difficult. High-profile players will not likely want to come to a club where Champions League football is no guarantee, and to a club where no trophies will likely be won this season.
The decision comes into force as soon it is communicated. Liverpool chief executive officer Ian Ayre said in a short statement : "Liverpool Football Club will wait until we have seen and had time to review the FIFA Disciplinary Committee report before making any further comment. I am very sad. It's incredible. I thought it was not going to be so severe. The team is strong. They are going to win.
Suarez fell to the ground holding his mouth, apparently suggesting that he had been elbowed, while the Juventus centre-back pulled down his shirt to reveal a bite mark on his left shoulder as he ran to referee Marco Rodriguez to complain.
As he did so, Uruguay forward Gaston Ramirez tried to pull his shirt back into place, while the referee took no action against Suarez. The Liverpool striker defended himself on Uruguayan television after the incident, saying: "These situations happen on the pitch. We were both just inside the area, he struck me in the chest with his shoulder and he hit me in the eye as well.
He was suspended for seven matches after biting PSV midfielder Otman Bakkal while playing for Ajax in an Eredivisie game in November , and banned for 10 games after doing the same to Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in The striker has attracted widespread condemnation for the bite, with critics including his former Liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher.
Retired centre-back Carragher told the Daily Mail on Thursday: "Luis's actions have been disgraceful, and it defies belief that he could behave as if he was in a playground once again after everything Liverpool have done for him.
He's continually dragging the club's name through the mud. He's a different person on the pitch and you can't condone what he's done. Suarez is under contract until but has a release clause in that deal, with reports suggesting it is somewhere between 65 million and 80 million pounds. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation.
LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information. Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. Log in. Law Firms Tax Advisors Country. He stands not to play competitive football again for his current club Liverpool before November. The penalty is believed to be the most severe ever imposed on a player in World Cup history. He has previously been sanctioned for biting an opponent on two other occasions whilst playing for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivese and Liverpool in the Premier League.
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