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FIFA rejects Suarez appeal against ban for biting

By Graham Dunbar
Published July 10, 2014 11:04pm ET
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FIFA rejects Suarez appeal against ban for biting
FILE - In this June 24, 2014 file photo, Uruguay's Luis Suarez holds his teeth after running into Italy's Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil. Suarez was banned for nine competitive international matches, four months from all football and fined for biting Chiellini's shoulder during the group D World Cup soccer match. Football's international governing body on Thursday, July 10, 2014, said its appeals committee rejected Suarez's appeal against his ban for biting his opponent. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File) | Ricardo Mazalan

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — FIFA has rejected Luis Suarez’s appeal against his lengthy ban for biting an opponent in a World Cup match.

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