Football
governing authority Fifa has suspended Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for a
record nine matches for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chelini.
Suarez
has also been banned from all football for four months, reports BBC.
The
independent disciplinary committee imposed the suspension after finding Suarez
guilty of misconduct.
The
incident occurred during Tuesday's 2014 Fifa World Cup Group D game, which
Uruguay won to qualify for the last 16.
Suarez
and Chiellini clashed in the Italian penalty area 10 minutes from the end of
the match. Chiellini furiously pulled open his shirt to show the mark to the
referee.
Photographs
show what appeared to be bite marks on his shoulder and pictures also showed
Suarez sitting on the ground holding his teeth immediately after the incident.