In a statement today, Sevilla striker
Iago Aspas was
critical of FIFA’s punishment placed on the wildly talented cannibal,
Luis Suarez, following the biting of Italian
Georgio Chiellini. Speaking with
Cadena Cope, Aspas claims that the 4 month ban from all Soccer
activity is completely unjust and that FIFA is treating the Uruguayan like a
criminal. So let’s stop right there for
a second, because just so we're all clear, the law does in fact say that you’re
NOT allowed to bite people, for pretty much any reason... at all. In fact, had this happened any where other
than a pitch, he would indeed be a criminal.
He assaulted another player! Now
don’t get me wrong, I get the heat of the moment argument, he wasn't thinking,
he’s a passionate footballer etc., but he’s done this three times now, this is
starting to look not so much like passion, and much more like pre-meditation. If you’ve bitten other players
3 times, that’s a
disturbing trend and you need to be locked up.
I’m not trying to take anything away from Suarez as a footballer, he’s a
great player and will probably go onto have a strong season at Barça after the
ban lifts. But if your go to angry maneuver
is trying to take a chunk out of someone, you need to put soccer aside for a
while and deal with that demon, until you are positive that it’s under control.
“They’re treating Luis like a murderer, and not a footballer”
said Aspas to
Cadena Cope. Aside from being a slight over exaggeration,
you know, Suarez getting a 4 month ban from soccer and murderers getting 20+
years in prison, I’m going to put it out there that as soon as you start biting
people, even in a first offense, that’s not being a footballer, that’s being
unstable.
(http://img.irtve.es/imagenes/mordisco-luis-suarez-desata-bromas-internet/1366664032159.jpg)
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