Luis Suarez was later banned from the 2014 world cup for biting which Italian defender?
2014–15 FC Barcelona season announced the transfer of Uruguayan international forward Luis Suárez for a reported fee of ₤75 million. The reigning European Golden Shoe winner joins after spending four seasons with the Merseyside club in which he scored a total of 82 goals in 133 appearances. Barcelona will be without Suárez's services after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned the player for four months of any football-related activity after he was found guilty of biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's final World Cup group stage match. The suspension means Suárez is unable to play for Barcelona until 26 October. Later in the day,
2014 FIFA World Cup Group D Otman Bakkal while playing for Ajax and 10 games for biting Branislav Ivanović while playing for Liverpool) would be taken into account. Two days after the match, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suárez for nine international matches, effective immediately, meaning he would take no further part in the World Cup. It was the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban handed to Italy's Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain's Luis Enrique at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was also banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four