I love that Suarez's comment after the England game was to the effect "this is aimed at my critics in England". Well Suarez, I wonder how you feel about those comments now?  Shot himself in the foot with that one.

Not sure where people get that he was definitely leaving from. All there's been is paper talk, in the UK designed to sell papers, in Spain to try to unsettle him (because both RM and Barca have certain papers that support them and it's a well-trodden route they use to drip-drip stories about players they would like to sign being unsettled, etc)

The talk coming out of Anfield is that, although one can never say anything with certainty when it comes to Suarez, he's telling the club he's no intention of going anywhere. If there is a release clause, then it's dependent on Liverpool not qualifying for the ECL - and only if certain clubs (believed to be RM or Barca) meet a pre-defined transfer fee, believed to be £80m. Don't forget, he's on over £200k a week here.

Outside of RM & Barca (and excluding English clubs, because John Henry knows there'd be a lynching if they sold LS to one of the plastic clubs), perhaps only PSG could afford the fee.

But would anyone be willing to pay that sort of money for such an unhinged player, who could flip again and miss 15, 20 or more games in a season?

I can't see any European teams going near him with a barge pole after this latest episode if only for sponsorship reasons. NO idea whether the same issues will apply to the South American leagues. 

Do we go down that route for all harm imposed by players on others in the course of the game? I've seen some chunky elbows to the head/face of other players this WC, causing far more injury than a slight & temporary teeth-shaped indentation...

He's a nutcase, yes. But come on... it's not like anyone's been hurt, is it?

The over-reaction by some is ridiculous.

Well yes, and no. As Brian pointed out earlier, disease can be transmitted by biting (not that I think he has HIV) and I am not sure that is something Fifa can ignore in their evaluation of a punishment.  Intentional elbows and the like should be punished too, but we are comparing chalk with cheese there.

I also think he should face legal action or be sectioned. Biting is far worse than throwing a punch or even headbutting. As I said it is a recipe for spreading various diseases and is completely unacceptable in any professional sport. 

I'm ducking out of this debate. I've said my piece: it's rather disgusting; I think he should get an international ban; I don't give much of a toss, though, as long as he keeps banging the goals in for Liverpool.

I'll leave you all to your blustering indignation

One last response, while it's you

I personally think those calling for him to be prosecuted, banned from football completely, etc are over-reacting.

Edit:

Good for you.

Maximum ban is 24 matches apparently, although the highest to date is eight.

Personally, I'd go for the full 24 but confine the ban to matches at future World Cup tournaments. That should cover the rest of Suarez's career.

So which PL club for Jackson Martinez this summer?

...and James Rodriguez! (what a finish that was)

What a finish to the Greece - Ivory Coast game.

Hopefully mine.

Martinez and Rodriguez have been around for a while. They're hardly unknowns.

Did I miss anything?

It's interesting to compare the U.S. with England. Man for man, England are better. However, the U.S. fight and play as a team. They really give 100%. Hodgson is a likeable character and I don't like the managerial merry-go-round, but you've got to be judged by results. Klinsmann for England?