Suarez issues public apology

Luis Suarez has apologised to Giorgio Chiellini and has vowed never to bite anyone again.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014 - 19:22

Luis Suarez has apologised to Giorgio Chiellini and vowed never to bite anyone again.

Suarez was sent home from the World Cup in shame after biting Chiellini during Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Italy on June 24.

The Liverpool striker, who had bitten two opponents on the field of play before, was suspended from “all football-related activity” for four months by FIFA as a result.

After reflecting on the incident in his Montevideo home for the last few days, Suarez decided to release a statement on Monday apologising for his latest indiscretion.

The statement, entitled “My apologies to Chiellini”, was published on Suarez’s Twitter account on Monday afternoon:

My apologies to Chiellini: pic.twitter.com/CvfkkjxzlM
— Luis Suárez (@LuisSuarez9) June 30, 2014

It read: “After several days of being home with my family, I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect about the reality of what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match on 24 June 2014.

“Independent from the fallout and the contradicting declarations that have surfaced during these past days, all of which have been without the intention of interfering with the good performance of my national team, the truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me.

“For this: I deeply regret what occurred. I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this.”