Monster: Luis Suarez is portrayed as Jaws on a poster from the 1975
thriller after the Uruguay striker's extraordinary attack on Giorgio
Chiellini during his team's World Cup match against Italy
Suarez’s sponsors, who include Adidas, do not see the player’s third biting outrage as a laughing matter however.
The sportswear firm’s executives met in Rio de Janeiro yesterday to discuss the incident.
A spokesman said: ‘Adidas is aware of the issue involving Luis Suarez. We await Fifa’s full investigation into this matter and will respond accordingly.’
Adidas took the unusual step of issuing a statement condemning Suarez’s ‘unacceptable’ actions when he bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a Premier League game last year.
Poker brand 888, which also has a deal with the player, said it would not tolerate unsporting behaviour and was seriously reviewing its relationship with the star.
Ones for the album: Online jokers have turned
Luis Suarez into Hannibal Lecter, the cannibal criminal from the Silence
of the Lambs, pictured left, and a vampire, pictured right
Suarez has been mocked up as Dracula from the
silent era - but his sponsors do not see his third biting incident as a
laughing matter
Under control: One mock-up proving popular is
Suarez as a dog in a neck cone, while the footballer has also been
depicted as a novelty bottle opener
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