Luis Suarez told FIFA’s disciplinary panel that he did not deliberately bite Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.
Meanwhile, football’s international governing body have been formally informed of an appeal against Suarez’s ban.
The Uruguay football federation will now have a further seven days to prepare the paperwork for the appeal.
FIFA’s head of media Delia Fischer told a news conference in Rio de Janeiro: ‘We have received a declaration that they are planning to appeal. They informed us of their intention to appeal.
‘The reasons for the appeal must now be given in writing within a deadline of seven days after the three days has expired.’
Last Wednesday, Suarez wrote a letter to the FIFA panel and said: ‘In no way it happened how you have described, as a bite or intent to bite.’
‘After the impact … I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent,’ Suarez wrote in his submission to the panel which met on Wednesday, one day after Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 in a decisive group-stage match.
‘At that moment I hit my face against the player leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth,’ Suarez said.
However, the seven-man panel dismissed the argument.
FIFA suggested the punishment was so hefty because Suarez failed to show any hint of remorse for his actions.
‘At no time did the player show any kind of remorse or admit to any violation of FIFA rules and therefore showed no awareness of having committed any infraction,’ a FIFA document said, as reported by Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo.
