Funny, he seemed to be singing from a different hymn sheet before FIFA made its decision.
Giorgio Chiellini feels that the four-month ban handed out to Luis Suarez for biting him is excessive.
Suarez was also banned for nine international matches after he was seen to bite the 29-year-old defender during Italy and Uruguay’s final Group D clash on Tuesday.
“Now inside me there’s no feelings of joy, revenge or anger against Suarez for an incident that happened on the pitch and that’s done,” said the Juventus centre-back.
“There only remain the anger and the disappointment about the match. At the moment my only thought is for Luis and his family, because they will face a very difficult period.
“I have always considered unequivocal the disciplinary interventions by the competent bodies, but at the same time I believe that the proposed formula is excessive.
“I sincerely hope that he will be allowed, at least, to stay close to his team mates during the games because such a ban is really alienating for a player.”
Diego Maradona, ever measured and moderate, feels that FIFA may as well have thrown Suarez into jail in Guantanamo.
“The FIFA sanction is shameful, they have no sensitivity towards the fans, they might as well handcuff him and throw him in Guantanamo,” said the Argentine great.
“The sanction on Luis is a way of punishing Uruguayan clubs for asking CONMEBOL (the South American confederation) for a fairer share of money. It hurts that they have cut short the career of a lad who is a winner. It’s an excessive suspension, FIFA cannot talk about morals to anyone.
“Suarez didn’t kill anyone. This is an unjust punishment.”
