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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

Luis Suarez almost sank Barcelona move with Georgio Chiellini bite and pathetic excuse

Luis Saurez's infamous bite on Italy star Giorgio Chiellini almost led to him scuppering his big-money move to Barcelona.

The Uruguay striker was taking on Italy in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, with the winner of the clash booking their place in the last 16. Rather than be remembered for a stunning goal though, Suarez's actions during the game went down in history for all the wrong reasons.

As the ball was being flicked in the air by a succession of Uruguay attackers and Italian defenders, Suarez ran towards Chiellini in the box. Virtually as soon as the pair collided, and with Chiellini looking towards the ball, Suarez grabbed his arm and bit his shoulder, having two clear attempts to bite him.

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