Disgraced Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has apologised to Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini for the bite that saw him banned for four months and expelled from the World Cup.

Suarez acknowledged for the first time that the Italian was bitten. "I deeply regret what occurred," said the 27-year-old Liverpool striker.

Sorry: Luis Suarez. Credit:Reuters

"I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family," said a statement on Suarez's official Twitter account.

"I vow to the public there will never again be another incident like," he added.