Fifa Charges Luis Suarez With Biting Giorgio Chiellini

Liverpool player and Uruguay Forward, Luis Suarez faces being thrown out of the World Cup after Fifa officially charged him with biting Giorgio Chiellini as Uruguay eliminated Italy to make their way into the knockout stages.

Suarez walked to the team bus laughing but refusing to comment on whether he had bitten the Juventus defender or not. Later he said:

"These are things that happen on the pitch, we were both in the area, he thrust his shoulder into me. These things happen on the pitch, and we don't have to give them so much (importance)."

The pair clashed in the 79th minute. Despite the fact that Chiellini exposed his shoulder to reveal clear bite marks, the Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez did not spot the incident, which Fifa launched an investigation into hours after the match. Uruguay now have until 5pm (9pm GMT) today to present evidence.