sparklebuttz
I feel like this whole biting situation has been taken a little bit out of proportion. Yes, it's weird, taboo, unsanitary and not cool. But I think it really isn't that much different to other forms of violence we see in football, like kicking or hitting. Some players have had broken bones, or injuries that are a lot more difficult to recover from, without there being this huge media outrage.
I'm not saying he shouldn't get punished, I think he should be, but I think it's blown out of proportion. He wasn't even able to be by his team mates and cheer them on during this game, because he's banned from entering any stadiums or being any where near any football related events. I think that's a bit much - do people really think he's gonna go chomp random people, or his own team mates on the bench? What is the point of that? He has an anger issue, and it would be better treated by some sort of rehab.
But that's just my opinion, not looking to troll or anything
ninja
That's usually how you punish a player that shows an unsportsmanlike conduct. NFL players also get banned from games, get fined and the like. It's not really a harsh punishment, it's pretty light, in fact.
Let me put an example. If you were playing soccer, and someone bit you, what would you do? Sure, let's say the first time was an accident, so it was nobody's fault, so you'll keep on playing with that guy. But if he were to do that 1, 2, 3 more times... nobody would want to play against him. It's not about why he did it or stuff, it's about HOW he did it. In ANY contact sport, if you act rough but manage to conceal it, it's considered normal. But if you pull a stunt as stupid as that guy did, well... you get punished. This wouldn't have happened if he would have, let's say, throw the guy to the ground.