FIFPro calls for reduction in ban as CAS hears Suarez plea
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THE world players’ union FIFPro yesterday called for Luis Suarez’s ban for biting to be reduced as the Uruguay and Barcelona forward’s appeal was taking place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
FIFPro said that the ban was excessive and that Suarez had been “trialed and vilified in public” for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their World Cup match in June.
The 27-year-old has been banned from all football activity for four months and suspended for nine competitive internationals by FIFA following the incident which shocked audiences worldwide.
The Uruguayan Football Association took the case to CAS, sports highest tribunal, on Suarez’s behalf after losing an appeal at FIFA. The hearing was held behind closed doors and CAS said in a statement that “the final decision is likely to be rendered some days after the conclusion of the hearing”.
Suarez, wearing a checked shirt, brushed aside photographers and refused to make any comment as he arrived by taxi at the CAS headquarters.
He emerged almost five hours later, still refusing to comment on the proceedings. He was ferried off in a black van, but not before stopping to sign autographs for some waiting children.
FIFPro said in a statement “the sanctions are a disproportionate response to the offense”.
“The four-month ban from all football-related activity... is unfair for Suarez as it infringes his right to work at club level,” it said. “In the international arena, where the offense was committed, a nine-match ban for Uruguay is also too strong as it effectively equates to a two-year sanction.”
FIFPro added that Chiellini himself had called for the bans to be reduced. “That Luis Suarez has been trialed and vilified in public, ever since the incident, is a sanction in itself,” said the Dutch-based association.
“On the other hand, it has been remarkable to see the response from his fellow professionals and the victim himself, Giorgio Chiellini. Many agree the sanctions are excessive. This is an important signal for the CAS panel to consider.”
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