Min dinge gee mense meer pouse as 'n mens wat 'n ander mens byt. Dit is 'n oer, basiese handeling wat ons spesie aan sy dierlike oorsprong herinner. Dit is toevallig ook 'n spesialiteit van die Uruguayse sokkerspeler Luis Suarez, wat 'n mond vol wit tande en 'n beweerde smaak vir menslike vlees het.
Nadat die heersende kampioen, Spanje, kon nie na die groepfase kwalifiseer nie, en Ghana is van wedstrydknoeiery beskuldig, dit het gelyk of die 2014 Fifa Wêreldbeker kan onmoontlik veel vreemder word – toe het Luis Suarez verskyn om die Italiaanse verdediger Giorgio Chiellini te byt.
During a match against Italy, it looked as if the Uruguayan player head-butted Chiellini. But he has since been accused of biting after the Italian pulled down his shirt to show deep teeth marks.
If a Fifa investigation proves the bite happened, it will be the third time that Suarez has attacked a fellow player in this way. Verlede jaar, he got a taste of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic’s arm.
In November 2010, during a clash between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven players, Suarez bit Feyenoord midfielder Otman Bakkal on the neck. But he is not the first player to sink his teeth into another opponent.
Above is our run down of athletes pictured looking completely harmless – followed by a shot of them appearing to take a bite into their opponents when tournaments get heated.
