{"id":15177,"date":"2014-07-01T08:16:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T08:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/uruguay-president-insults-fifa-over-suarez\/"},"modified":"2014-07-01T08:16:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T08:16:00","slug":"uruguay-president-insults-fifa-over-suarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/uruguay-president-insults-fifa-over-suarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay President Insults FIFA Over Suarez"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Uruguay’s incensed President Jose Mujica has lambasted FIFA bosses as “sons of bitches” who meted out “fascist” treatment to striker Luis Suarez for biting an Italian defender at the World Cup.}}<\/p>\n

Mujica has led national outrage at the world governing body’s sanctioning of Suarez who received a nine-match ban from playing for Uruguay and a four-month prohibition from all football-related activity for biting Giorgio Chiellini.<\/p>\n

“At FIFA, they are a bunch of old sons of bitches,” the 79-year-old president said when meeting the Uruguay team off the plane from Brazil on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“They could have punished (him), but not with fascist sanctions,” added Mujica, an always colorful character and former leftist guerrilla who has a cult following in some quarters due to his blunt language and humble style of life. <\/p>\n

The video was all over Uruguay media on Monday.<\/p>\n

Realizing he was being filmed at the airport, Mujica jokingly covered his mouth before saying: “Publish it”.<\/p>\n

His wife, Lucia Topolansky, added her agreement.<\/p>\n

Uruguay’s national football association is appealing the punishment against Suarez, who was also fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($112,000) and will miss the start of the Premier League season with Liverpool unless his appeal works. <\/p>\n

A brilliant but temperamental player, Suarez has kept a low profile since returning to Uruguay, with just one public message to thank compatriots and fans for their support. <\/p>\n

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