Suffice to Say, Twitter Exploded After Luis Suarez Allegedly Bit an Opponent

On Tuesday afternoon, Italy and Uruguay played one of the more closely contested and thrilling matches of what has been a remarkable World Cup. But chances are nobody is going to remember much of what occurred on the field of play on this day. Nope, the only conversation topic at the moment -- and for the foreseeable future -- will be the conduct of Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, who in the 80th minute of the match allegedly bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini. As Planet Futbol notes, this would mark the third time that Suarez has bit an opponent during a match.
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Given the popularity of the World Cup on social media, it should come as little surprise that #cannibal, #biting and (of course) #BanSuarez began trending nationwide in the United States shortly after the incident occurred. With this in mind, we decided to compile a few of our favorite Suarez-related tweets (and oh boy, were there plenty to choose from):
I guess any part of the body is up for eating.
— Evander Holyfield (@holyfield) June 24, 2014
You have to think that if Suarez was fully fit, he would have taken Chiellini's arm off!
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 24, 2014
Best part of the Suarez bite is that he flops afterwards. What's Spanish for chutzpah?
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 24, 2014
FIFA's only remaining option is to remove Suarez's teeth.
— IAN HYLAND (@HylandIan) June 24, 2014
Like they do with the zombies in The Walking Dead.
Luis Suarez back in the Chompions League
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) June 24, 2014
In the non-sports law world, Luis Suárez' biting someone would be felony assault with intent to maim. In sports, it's a game controversy.
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) June 24, 2014
The Walking Suarez pic.twitter.com/IKNZCLqw9k
— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) June 24, 2014
It's ok though. When Suarez scores three against Burnley we can all read about how his quality has helped redeem himself. 😂
— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawTel) June 24, 2014
And in summation: