Today The FA released the following statement:
"Luis Suarez has been suspended for a total of 10
matches after an Independent Regulatory Commission today ruled on a charge of
violent conduct.
"A three-person Independent Regulatory Commission today
upheld The FA's claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly
insufficient and the player will serve a further seven first-team matches in
addition to the standard three. The suspension begins with immediate effect.
"This follows an incident with Chelsea's Branislav
Ivanovic in Sunday's fixture at Anfield (21 April 2013).
"The Liverpool forward had accepted a charge of violent
conduct but had denied The FA's claim that the standard three-match sanction
was insufficient for the offence.
"The incident was not seen by the match officials and
has therefore been retrospectively reviewed.
"Suarez has until 12pm on Friday, 26 April to appeal
the additional suspension, above the standard three matches."
Liverpool Football Club also commented on the decision to
ban Luis Suarez for 10 games.
Suarez took swift action on Sunday to make an unreserved
apology for his behaviour and accepted the charge of violent conduct from the
FA.
LFC managing director Ian Ayre said: "Both the club and
player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's Independent
Regulatory Commission decision.
"We await the written reasons tomorrow before making
any further comment."
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