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'Suarez was treated like a dog' - Godin still frustrated by 'unjust' biting ban for Barcelona star

Uruguay's experienced defender feels his international team-mate was unfairly punished following an infamous tussle with Giorgio Chiellini in 2014

Luis Suarez’s ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup still rankles with his Uruguay team-mates, as Diego Godin says the "unjust” punishment saw the Barcelona striker “kicked out like a dog”.

FIFA suspended the fiery frontman for nine international games and from all football activity for four months following his infamous coming together with an Italian defender during a group stage game.

Suarez was able to secure a big-money transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona while stuck on the sidelines, but his World Cup was prematurely brought to a close and he missed out on the 2015 Copa America.