An FA official has already come out and said that the suspension in the Netherlands can have zero bearing on the FA's decision. The same idea that a US court wouldn't make a ruling based on a Mexican court or the NBA wouldn't make a ruling based on the Argentinian or French league's ruling.

Different rules, different precedents set, etc.

The fact is there is no precedent in England for biting a player. Furthermore, much more "violent" charges have resulted in lesser bans. Standard punishment is 3 matches, and for Suarez to have been punished more than three times the standard punishment, you would think he would have seriously injured someone.

Liverpool will appeal, as they should (standard proceedings - nothing to do with PR), and hopefully it will be lessened a couple games. Summed up well by a Telegraph contributor:

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Luis Suárez’s challenge to the Football Association’s call for an extended ban should be seen entirely in the context of legal compulsion rather than another public relations own goal.

This post was edited on 4/24/13 at 10:52 am

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Posted by WarSlamEagle

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Posted on 4/24/13 at 11:00 am to LSUSOBEAST1

I know the FA is going to say that the Netherlands decision has nothing to do with theirs...but think about it. Do you think that he was going to get less this time? I'm almost 100% positive the fact this was the second time he's done this played a part in the suspension.

But I will agree that the FA is terribly inconsistent and biased against non-English players...and it goes past just Suarez, #witchhunt.

Moral of the story, kids: Don't bite anyone. Coming close to snapping legs on tackles is just part of the game. Never get your mouth involved.

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