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Biting incident at the World Cup

Italy's Giorgio Chiellini shows his teammates the bite marks on his shoulder after Uruguay's Luis Suarez apparently bit him during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay.

Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini shows his teammates the bite marks on his shoulder after Uruguay’s Luis Suarez apparently bit him during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay.  (Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)

The Uruguay-Italy match on Tuesday took a dramatic turn when Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez apparently bit the shoulder of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini.

Luis Suarez

Uruguay forward Luis Suarez touches his teeth after apparently biting Italy’s defender Giorgio Chiellini, left.   (Daniel Garcia / AFP/Getty Images)

Luis Suarez and Giorgio Chiellini

Luis Suarez and Giorgio Chiellini lie on the field after colliding during the Uruguay-Italy match.   (Javier Soriano / AFP/Getty Images)

Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini angrily displays an apparent bite mark on his shoulder after clashing with Luis Suarez during the match.  (Yasuyochi Chiba / AFP/Getty Images)

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