Bite causes striker to strike out

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez faces a lengthy ban that would force him to miss the rest of the World Cup if found guilty of biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Fifa, football's governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker following Uruguay's 1-0 group win. Chiellini claimed Suarez, who was suspended for biting in 2010 while at Ajax and in 2013 during Sir Alex's last match against Chelsea, bit him on the left shoulder, but Suarez said the defender "bumped" into him. Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez took no action following the incident, but Fifa can still punish Suarez, who and could be banned for up to 24 matches or two years. Seriously, guys. Biting is for pre-school, not a soccer field. Fifa will want to deal with this quickly so attention can once again return to matters on the pitch. Given that spitting at an opponent carries a minimum tariff of six games, you would expect biting to carry a longer ban for Suarez (if found guilty, of course). That gives you the benchmark many people are working on, and would mean his World Cup would be over. And it would serve him right too.