It continued: Whilst we accepted that Mr Suarez's reputation had been impacted, these unsavoury pictures would have given a bad image of English football domestically and across the world alike.It also added that although the FA did not take any further action against Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe in 2006 after he was booked for an apparent bite on Javier Mascherano, it could only deal with matters placed before them. Liverpool were "bitterly disappointed" by the length of the ban with manager Brendan Rodgers saying the FA had "punished the man" rather than the actual offence.All players in the higher level of the game are seen as role models, have the duty to act professionally and responsibly, and set the highest example of good conduct to the rest of the game - especially to young players.Instead the panel considered two incidents from this year where the Football Association considered that, as in the Suarez case, a three-match ban was insufficient.Suarez was was banned for seven games in November 2010 while playing for Dutch side Ajax for a similar incident in which he bit PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal's shoulder during a match.After considering various factors including Suarez's intent to injure Ivanovic, the need to deter possible future incidents and the damage to English football's image, the panel decided that "this offence is significantly more serious than that of Ashley Barnes' and, accordingly, the punishment should be significantly higher.During his time at Liverpool, the Uruguayan has received bans of eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and one match for making an an abusive gesture at Fulham fans.
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