Norwegian wins bet on Luis Suarez’s bite

Published on: Wednesday, 25 June 2014 //

Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's Group D match on Tuesday. (Source: AP) Luis Suarez bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s Group D match on Tuesday. (Source: AP)

A Swedish gambling company says a punter in Norway has won 5,600 kroner ($916) on a bet that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez would bite someone during the World Cup.


Betsson group spokesman Mikael Mellqvist told The Associated Press in an email on Wednesday that a bettor in Norway won the money on a 32 kroner bet, increasing the outlay 175-fold.


He said the company received bets on a Suarez bite amounting to “six-figures in Norwegian kroner.”


Norwegian media identified the winner as Thomas Syversen, who reportedly was asleep during the Uruguay-Italy game on Tuesday, when Suarez allegedly bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the left shoulder.


A foul was not called but FIFA is investigating the claim and might suspend Suarez, who has twice before been disciplined for biting opponents.


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