Suarez apologises to Chiellini for bite

July 02, 2014 00:00:00

NATAL: Italy\'s Giorgio Chiellini shows his shoulder, saying he was bitten by Uruguay\'s Luis Suarez, during their 2014 World Cup Group D football match at the Dunas arena here recently. — Reuters Photo

MARSEILLE, July 1 (Reuters): Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has finally apologised for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match and vowed there would never be a repeat of the incident. After initially denying that he bit Chiellini, Suarez issued a carefully worded statement Monday admitting his offence and remorse for his actions.

"After several days of being home with my family, I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect on what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match on 24 June," he said in a statement published on his Twitter account.

Suarez was banned for Uruguay's next nine competitive international matches and from any involvement in football for four months by Fifa after biting Chiellini in Uruguay's 1-0 Group D win over Italy.