This means he can't play for Liverpool until the 1st of November. He will also miss the first 3 matches of the Champions League.

Serves him right.

Suarez is a kont, enough said. Deserved punishment, if not, should've been more severely punished.

As for raimondo's POV, ofc it's an uncommon action, which is precisely why he deserves such a punishment because it'll obviously teach him a lesson not to act so inhumanely on the pitch. Would you rather see him carry on doing such cannibalistic action on the pitch rather than something we can all universally accept as the worst such as elbows and kicks?

^ Maybe I'd agree, if this were an isolated incident. It's hardly his first rodeo, though it it? Even for the World Cup.

If the punishment is always to match a single incident, but never take into account past track records, then the punishment doesn't mean much. Surely at some point you have to just bring down the hammer, or else someone can simply skate through, their entire career, essentially forever getting away with it.

The point about Pepe is well-made, and honestly the man should probably have been banned more in his time, but I would not trust the Spanish FA to punish Real Madrid too harshly. How long did he get for that all-out assault, again?

Well deserved punishment. Hopefully that will teach him something and will make him behave later on the pitch. I think even in the WWE they don't bite jeez.. this is football.

Good point @raimnondo90

Maybe we should treat tackle like Song did against Madzukic as lengthy bans too ? After all it was intentional assault with a fist .

However, After seeing some more of your opinions I am sort of inclining that it was enough of that punishment because Suarez is doing the exact same thing for the third time in his career . So , this case will be different to others. All the incidents should be looked at and reviewed according to reason it was caused, record of similar incidents in the past and severity of the tackle . I don't think Song ever did such tackles before , but Pepe has a good record of being violent player therefore Pepe does deserve some lengthy ban .

Heisinburg, if you were to judge players punishment like that, then every player would be in risk. Lets face it, almost every single player has done something stupid in a game and been suspended, now if he repeats it later on would you still bring that up? You cannot accurately judge a players action if you bring into account all that he's done before. Football isn't a court of law. Its not there to judge characters and habits.

De Jong, Pepe, Ramos, Kean, Gattuso, Cattermole, Medel, Van Bommel, and Muscat all deserved to have their careers shortned significantly if you judge them as you propose.

And please consider the fact that we're talking about an incident that happened in the World Cup, a competition that is exposed to a wider audience around the world.

Surely Suarez's action would not be considered the same level of how Raimondo would perceive it as 'equal' to other less-gruesome actions such as elbowing, headbutting and kicking by many other more civilised countries. Lets not forget that it's basic human hygiene to NOT spread salivas at each other, especially when one carries a meningococcal disease and passes it on to another player by biting him on the neck. That's just plain stupidity and shouldn't be tolerated at any cost.

Ven, the ban was actually 9 national games not 9 months.

Aelx, then why not give one like this to Pepe? he doesn't seem to learn either.

Lod, Pepe received 10 game ban.

As far as im concerned, he deserved a red (perhaps 3 games suspended) but FIFA wants to look good and gain favor of the people after so many, many things going against them.

The ban is harsh, but maybe this is the wake up call he finally needs. He can use this time off to hire the best psychiatrist to find out why he does these things.. I know for sure Evra is having a good laugh about this. It's all so surreal. I really fell bad for Liverpool. They've stuck by him through the bans, now they get it all thrown back in their face.
This has certainly lowered his value as another similar incident and he could be banned for life..

Serious heis? thats your arguement? for that lets ban all games in Asia due to the fact mosquitos have virus that people from americas are not vaccinated against and not ready to combat. Doesn't matter how broad the audience is. For that anyone in the world can watch the world cup just as much as PL, La liga, Uruguay league game.
Im not excusing his action, im saying how unfair the treatment really is. Until you put the bias behind you wont understand it.

@rai: Oops, I meant 9 match ban. Thanks for mentioning it :)

Rai.... how much bias does it take to appreciate that this is the third time he has done this?

It's not unfair at all. He's let his country and his club down, and can only blame himself for the punishment.

@ raimondo90 Pepe should get a lifetime banned from football since a long time but Real Madrid got his back.

@Wolfie "He can use this time off to hire the best psychiatrist to find out why he does these things."

Just like what I thought, because this is not normal at all and he needs some help.

Suarez has been banned for 34 games since 2010 , despite not receiving a single red card .

Referee not noticing this incident strongly backs introduction of replay technologies !! Why do we have 4th referee for then ? If Suarez was dismissed , Italy could have hold on to their draw .

As years go by and anyone can see replays even spectators in the stadium , it is now becoming frustrating that these tools are not provided to referees to get the right decisions . Football evolves tactically and pace has increased but yet referees still live in the 1899 year.

rai, the mosquito population is increasing tremendously in america too you know, and viruses are born in all continents, not just Asia, so please don't be ignorant. We'll talk about worldly issues over sporting issues next time.

And yes, as some people have reiterated, this is Suarez's third repeated action of something I'd consider over the line and just simply disgusting, and so I don't think I'm being biased here at all, I'm just emphasizing my strong opinion of this matter.

I didnt say they were born only in asia. please im not that ignorant, especially when my studies revolve around human health (nursing). But if you most know, asia has a different sort of virus than the americas. Similar to ass the plague caused by conquistadores coming to americas and infecting the native population. you brought this topic up, not me.
Im not saying your opinion is wrong. the point i want to get across is how unfair this is.

Where is De Jongs punishment for that brutal kick on Xabi? In a WORLD CUP FINAL.

^ Yes, but rai, that's a separate issue. If you want to say that De Jong should have been punished, then you're probably right. But that doesn't change the fact that Suarez has bitten a fellow professional in a competitive match for the third time, and was also the chap who cost Ghana their rightful spot in the semi-finals of the previous World Cup.

I can't see how you think this is unfair, considering his past record.

Because its excessive. And the ban should be just for Uruguay games, I dont see why Liverpool have to suffer from this. But we will see the real outcome after Uruguay appeal.

This is to all matters a reasonable punishment, I think even 2 more months would still be reasonable, but not more.

This is utterly stupid and I hope he opens his thick skull and learn from it. What a waste of talent, incredible talent.

I agree it is kinda unfair for Liverpool to also be suffered from this idiotic action, but it's and investment they made, take the good and the bad side out of it.

De jong did it unintentionally . It was stupid and reckless but it was unintentional . De jongs leg were clearly benting back because he absolutely miscalculated it . We have so many similar tackles in EPL and they sometimes don't even receive any punishments. Yellow was a good decision by the Webb . Also I dont think De jong has a track record of high kicking players in the chest .

And like Lodatz said it was totally different issue .