[The Milk Man]

Originally Posted by bochapsing

defoe got a yellow card....

and people r talking abt suarez deserve a 8-10 matches ban...!!!???

This case was different because the referree spotted the offence by Defoe and punished him with a yellow card. Since the referee had already taken action during the match..... Defoe could not be charged retrospectively by the FA for the same offence.

In Suarez's case.... because the referee did not spot and take any action.... the FA can take action against Suarez in the interest of the game. However I feel that the 10 match ban is too harsh for an offence of this nature.

Suarez's earlier biting offence was initially only a 3 match ban by the Dutch FA..... but was increased to 7 match ban because of an appeal by Feyenood and a threat of taking the case to the courts..... and it happened in Holland not England so it should not be taken into account for this case. Imho the EFA is biased against Suarez.