Rarely seen and always shocking - Luis Suarez's chomp has put another biting moment in the history books. Here are some of the sport's most notorious nibbles in pictures.
Not quite a bite but close nonetheless was Oliver Kahn's moment with Borussia Dortmund's Heiko Herrlich in 1999. In the same match the goalkeeper also launched a Kung-Fu-style kick on Stephane Chapuisat. Kahn said later he was just getting rid of pent-up pressure.Image: Getty Images
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Jermaine Defoe
In 2006, then-Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe bit West Ham's Javier Mascherano during a Premier League match. The diminuative England international managed to escape punishment for what his manager Martin Jol called a "comical nibble."Image: picture-alliance/dpa
Luis Suarez number one: the appetizer
Suarez, then of Ajax, was given a 7-game ban for his first famous bite on the shoulder of PSV Eindhoven's Otmar Bakkal back in 2010. The action earned him the nickname "The Cannibal of Ajax."Image: picture-alliance/dpa
Luis Suarez number two: the main course
Perhaps the most-obvious of all biting infractions was Suarez's chomp on Branislav Ivanovic. The Chelsea defender is seen here reenacting the 2013 incident. Suarez later apologized for his "inexusable behavior."Image: picture-alliance/dpa
Luis Suarez number three: the dessert
And Suarez cemented his status as the bitiest player in football history with his instantly infamous nibble of Giorgio Chiellini. FIFA claims they'll investigate the incident - perhaps over lunch?Image: picture-alliance/dpa
