Luis Suarez is back in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. The Uruguay striker faces a FIFA investigation after appearing to bite Italian Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Luis Suarez is back in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. The Uruguay striker faces a FIFA investigation after appearing to bite Italian Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Suarez is not the first player to behave badly at Brazil 2014. Portugal's Pepe literally sees red when he headbutts Germany's Thomas Mueller in a Group G match.
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Suarez is not the first player to behave badly at Brazil 2014. Portugal's Pepe literally sees red when he headbutts Germany's Thomas Mueller in a Group G match.
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In the 2006 World Cup final, French superstar Zinedine Zidane was sent off for headbutting Italy's Marco Materazzi. Remarkably, Zidane still won the Golden Ball for the World Cup's best player.
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In the 2006 World Cup final, French superstar Zinedine Zidane was sent off for headbutting Italy's Marco Materazzi. Remarkably, Zidane still won the Golden Ball for the World Cup's best player.
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The 1982 semifinal between West Germany and France is remembered for stomach-turning scenes when German keeper Harald Schumacher (R) came out of his goal, ignored the ball and body slammed Patrick Battiston (L), who left the field on a stretcher.
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The 1982 semifinal between West Germany and France is remembered for stomach-turning scenes when German keeper Harald Schumacher (R) came out of his goal, ignored the ball and body slammed Patrick Battiston (L), who left the field on a stretcher.
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In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between Argentina and England, mercurial Argentine star Diego Maradona opened the scoring with his legendary "Hand of God" goal. He then scored a second -- widely viewed as one of the greatest ever World Cup goals -- guiding Argentina to a 2-1 win.
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In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between Argentina and England, mercurial Argentine star Diego Maradona opened the scoring with his legendary "Hand of God" goal. He then scored a second -- widely viewed as one of the greatest ever World Cup goals -- guiding Argentina to a 2-1 win.
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Eight years later the Argentine was kicked out of the competition after testing positive for banned stimulant ephedrine.
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Eight years later the Argentine was kicked out of the competition after testing positive for banned stimulant ephedrine.
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A hair-raising moment in the 1990 World Cup when Frank Rijkaard (L) twice spat in German Rudi Voller's hair. Both men were sent off in a bubbling encounter fueled by a historically fierce rivalry between the Netherlands and West Germany.
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A hair-raising moment in the 1990 World Cup when Frank Rijkaard (L) twice spat in German Rudi Voller's hair. Both men were sent off in a bubbling encounter fueled by a historically fierce rivalry between the Netherlands and West Germany.
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Rivaldo showed off his acting skills at the 2002 World Cup when he went down, pretending he'd been hit in the face by the ball. His melodramatics succeeded in getting Turkey's Hakan Unsal sent off.
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Rivaldo showed off his acting skills at the 2002 World Cup when he went down, pretending he'd been hit in the face by the ball. His melodramatics succeeded in getting Turkey's Hakan Unsal sent off.
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