World Cup 2010: Fifa may extend Luis Suárez ban
Fifa has confirmed that the Uruguay striker Luis Suárez could miss the rest of the World Cup following his handball against Ghana. Suárez was given a straight red card for saving a goalbound-header on the line in extra-time, Ghana missed the resulting penalty and Uruguay went through to the semi-final after winning a shoot-out.
The striker will serve an automatic one-match ban ruling him out of the semi-final with Holland but Fifa』s disciplinary committee will look
at the case to see whether he should also be suspended for Uruguay』s last match of the tournament – which will be either the final or the third-place play-off.
「For automatic red cards there is an automatic one-match suspension,」 Fifa spokesman Pekka Odriozola told a media briefing. 「The disciplinary committee also opens a case and they will be looking at that incident and taking a decision.」 Fifa』s disciplinary code gives the committee the option of a longer ban for 「unsportsmanlike conduct」.
Suárez is being hailed as a hero in his home country but the incident has provoked condemnation in other parts of the world. His action is also contrary to Fifa』s fair play code which states: 「Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly. Cheating is easy, but brings no pleasure.」
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