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Luis Suarez ban upheld: The 10 best Suarez memes after CAS uphold his four-month ban

A look back at the best memes that surfaced after Suarez bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini

Jack de Menezes
Thursday 14 August 2014 09:23 EDT
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Thursday that Fifa's decision to ban Luis Suarez from football for four-months is to be upheld following his bite on Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup.

They did confirm that Suarez would be able to train with his new club Barcelona though, after lifting the ban on all football-related activities in what they labelled an "excessive" decision.

Suarez stole the headlines in Brazil for all the wrong reasons when he sunk his teeth into the shoulder of Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy that sent the South American's through to the last-16 at their opponents expense.

A number of memes and jokes about Suarez immediately surfaced on social media, making light of the incident, but Suarez was not laughing as he was banned for the rest of the tournament.

Here, we re-cap the best memes that emerges after the shameful bite.

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