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I wrote on these exact pages that Luis Suarez should be banned for a year for biting Giorgio Chiellini.
Some said it was a bit excessive but it was more about Fifa sending out a statement that dangerous play — on or off the field — will not be tolerated.
Brandao’s punishment for headbutting Thiago Motta on Sunday should make Suarez’s punishment look like a slap on the wrist.
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