Luis Suarez Promises Not To Bite Again
Luis Suarez, who made his debut for the Catalans in a 6-0 friendly win over Mexican side Club Leon on Monday has promised Barcelona fans that he will never bite again, assuring them not to be worried.
“I say to all the fans, don’t worry, because I won’t do that anymore” Suarez said.
The new Barcelona striker, who revealed that he has received professional help after receiving a four-month ban for biting an opponent for the third time in his career when he clashed with an Italian opponent Giorgio Chiellini at the just concluded Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
He further disclosed that he was concerned for his future and depressed because of FIFA’s decision.
The Uruguayan, who was unveiled yesterday by Barca after been delayed for over five weeks after his transfer from Liverpool due to his latest suspension will still not be able to play a competitive game for the
Catalans until late October after his appeal against the ban was thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week.
Suarez, at 27 has accumulated three multi-match suspensions for biting an opponent as well as for racist remarks.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time Suarez is making a promise not to bite again as he had previously made the same vow after his ban was lifted for biting PSV’s Otman Bakkel and Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic, before committing the same offense again at the World Cup in Brazil.
It would be recalled that Barcelona after signing Suarez, told him he will see his £10million-a-year (about N3billion) Barcelona pay packet slashed by up to £3m (N830,000,000) if he tries to bite another opponent.
