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There's nothing funny about the Test cricket rankings ...... ho ho ho.

Though on a deadly serious note. Its been a wonderful world cup so far. Lots of action, lots of upsets. Fantastic stuff.

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A quirk of mathematics if you like. Australia were out immediately they lost; England weren't, it depended on 3 subsequent results all going their way, first one didn't, they were out; quirk of the points in respective groups.

Football and rugby rankings etc - any sport where the players or teams don't get the opportunity to play those ranked above them week in week out to improve their ranking (like tennis) - are fundamentally flawed but there's no way around it I suppose. Clubs won't allow more international matches and there's even talk (from Harry Redknapp) that some players asked him not to play for their country (give me a sick note boss).

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Chiellini uses his shoulder on Suarez's teeth. I can't edit my earlier post to say Suarez has bitten twice, in Holland and England - now add Brazil.

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Would any sport put up with 3 acts of cannibalism?

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It's absolutely disgraceful. I was having this discussion with my eldest son about this last night.

They should make an example out of him while the worlds media are focusing on him.
He needs a hefty fine and a long term ban from the game.

He's a good actor though, I'll give him that.

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Totally agree. Liverpool are in a nice position - they face paying him his recently agreed £10 mill p.a. salary (yes $18.1 mill p.a.) while he sits out a lengthy long ban and can't now sell him for the 100 mill euros Real Madrid were offering that Barcelona were thinking of topping. I wonder with his previous record if the Liverpool lawyers had the sense to put in a 'you bite again and the contract is null and void' clause? ;)

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I bet Liverpool are kicking themselves. £10 mill? Jesus! No wonder he's behaving like a two year old with temper tantrums, what the hell has he got to lose, apart from a tooth or five?
I hope Liverpool lawyers have had the sense to write up an appropriate contract for him.

Footballers salaries have a lot to answer for. They should be payed by their performance and behaviour on each game. You'd soon see them buck their ideas up.

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Yeah but social media has has so much fun with it on would have been such a dull day.

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Reportedly he wants to sign for Bayern Munich, apparently he wants to try a shoulder of Lahm:blink: :getcoat:

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Yes, lots of jokes doing the rounds. :lol:

Suarez in the last WC deliberately handled the ball on the line to deny Ghana a winner and Uruguay took their place in the semi instead when the penalty was missed. The boy has a long history of cheating, diving, handballing goals and cannibalism. Apparently FIFA's maximum sanction is a 24 match ban and they cannot ban him for any longer. :eek:

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Headline in a UK paper (because Barcelona are dropping their interest):

SUAREZ FOR NOU CHOMP

Suarez's lawyer beggars belief, he claimed it was just a small isolated incident in the match and that it was an English and Italian plot to get him in trouble.

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Read article and should have said above Barcelona still interested. :eek:Apparently going to offer Alexis Sanchez plus shed loads of money for Suarez. Advertisers quick to capitalise:

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http://www.theage.com.au/fifa-world-...627-zsnhn.html