1 Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez

Uruguay will appeal the nine-match international ban and four-month football suspension given to Luis Suarez after he was found guilty of biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini.

The Liverpool star brought disgrace to the game when he was caught on camera sinking his teeth into the Azzurri defender’s shoulder during his country’s 1-0 win on Tuesday.

FIFA threw the book at 27-year-old but the president of Uruguay’s FA, Wilmar Valdez said they are ready to appeal the decision.

“We are preparing our appeal now, we have three days to do it,” he said.

“It is an excessive decision and there was not enough evidence and I have seen more aggressive incidents recently.

“It is a severe punishment. I don’t know exactly which arguments they used but it is a tough punishment for Suarez.

“It’s feels like Uruguay has been thrown out of the World Cup. We all know what Suarez means to Uruguay and to football around the world – not having Suarez would be a loss to any team.”