Uruguay president sides with Suarez
Uruguay President Jose Mujica has slammed FIFA for its treatment of Luis Suarez, claiming he needs help from a psychiatrist rather than a ban from soccer.
President Mujica was scathing in his assessment of FIFA in the immediate aftermath of the punishment, calling the sport's administrators "a bunch of old sons of b—," and has now added that the new Barcelona signing would be better off with psychiatric help, rather than a widespread ban.
"He comes from a poor background and his main intelligence is in his feet," the Uruguayan leader said in an interview with Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo. "It's better to take him to hospital and once there, see a psychiatrist. I'm not disputing the sporting sanctions, they're fine. What I'm disputing is that there are certain things that shouldn't have anything to do with the ban.
"The fact he can't go on any football pitch, that he can't be with any of his teammates in the national team, he can't go to a football stadium or even support a charity event linked with football -- it's crazy. Not even a government can prohibit someone from entering a football stadium, without the signature of a judge."
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