Italy vs Uruguay/Costa Rica v England Tuesday 24 June 5pm

[Niall_Quinn]

There's a difference between knuckle-draggers and actual loonies though. Generally knuckle-draggers do so because they have no discernible talent so they make up for it with thuggery (and strangely get lauded for it in the English press while Wenger gets called a whining ninny for picking them up on it). But Suarez doesn't need to do things like this, he's one of the best players in the world. He's just a complete hat-stand.

All you need to know is Tiny is NOT that sort of player whereas Suarez (the foreigner) most certainly IS!

[GP]

[Letters]

https://twitter.com/Sydney_Aquarium/...51891320127489

[Niall_Quinn]

Tran Dinh Dong, banned for 28 games.

[Niall_Quinn]

And Ruben Rayos, dubbed the worst tackle in the history of football. Happened recently.



Ever heard of either player?

Chiellini will most likely survive. But perspective won't.

[Niall_Quinn]

I see mega mouth Scholes has chimed in again. Respected for his professionalism and staying out of the media during his playing career he's sure making up for it now. Can't shut the bloke up. At least Suarez may distract him from slaughtering Hack for a while.

[Letters]

I'm sure you think you are making a good point

[Letters]

If your point is "there are worse things going on in the world" then yes, obviously there are. By that rationale let's not bother with any of the World Cup because there are more important things going on.

If your other point is "there are worse things going on in football" then yes, obviously there are. But, as they say, two wrongs don't make a right. Those horror tackles are...well, horrible. But one was in the Vietnamese League, the other in the Greek Super League. Relative to most of the big European leagues they're very low profile so while both players deserve condemnation and lengthy bans, neither are hugely in the public eye so it's never going to be a huge worldwide story.

Suarez is the star player for a side who nearly won the EPL last year, a league watched widely throughout the world. He's widely rated as one of the best players in the world right now and in a World Cup game - a tournament watched worldwide - the silly sod goes and bites an opposition player. And it's the 3rd time the crazy bastard has done it in his career. Obviously it's going to attract a lot of press attention and condemnation.

So what point are you actually trying to make?

[Letters]

PS: "In my career I have never been involved in a situation like this, I did not intend to do any harm, I have contacted Rafi to know his condition, I am very affected by this." - Rayos



Shawcross

[Özim]

I think the point he's trying to make is that FIFA and the refs are corrupt and that it's all Man City and Chelsea's fault