World Cup handball freak bite results in red and blue card for American Paul Skoruba | Other sports
With videoAn incident at the Volleyball World Cup on Thursday evening immediately brings to mind Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan footballer made a habit of biting his opponent a few years back, and that’s what happened in the group match between the United States and Bahrain.
With the score 21-19 in favor of Bahrain, the stops seemed to go too far for Paul Skoruba. The American grabbed his opponent Hussain Al-Sayad (35) very tightly and appeared to bite his hand. The Bahraini player immediately showed his upper hand to the referee, who issued a red card, forcing Skoruba to leave the field.
After watching TV footage, the American even had a blue card. This means that the infraction is so serious that a penalty can be imposed after the game in which it is committed. Bahrain eventually won 32-27.
“I didn’t see it, but they say he bit him,” US coach Robert Hedin said after the game: “If that’s true, it’s a red and blue card.”
Between 2010 and 2014, Luis Suarez was at the service of Ajax, Liverpool and Uruguay, beating Otman Bakal, Branislav Ivanovic and Giorgio Chiellini. After he was transferred to FC Barcelona, his strange behavior ended.
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