London: Luis Suarez's biting offence is so common on the football field that a handful of punters decided to place bets on the controversial Uruguay star, expecting a repeat of the mistake during the World Cup in Brazil.


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The online bookmaker Betsafe were offering odds of 175-1 that the Uruguayan, twice banned for biting, would sink his teeth into an opponent during the World Cup in Brazil. And rightly so, Suarez bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their crucial tie in Natal on Monday.