Luis Suarez 'bite': Uruguay striker faces lengthy ban if found guilty
Al-Huriya News Agency - Uruguay's Luis Suarez faces a lengthy ban that would force him to miss the rest of the World Cup if found guilty of biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini.
Fifa, football's governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker following Uruguay's 1-0 group win on Tuesday.
Chiellini claimed Suarez bit him on the left shoulder, but Suarez said the defender "bumped" into him.
Suarez, 27, could be banned for up to 24 matches or two years.
Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez took no action following the incident, but Fifa can still punish Suarez. Radio 5 live's Richard Conway, who is in Brazil to report on the World Cup, said: "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 ban in excess of that.
