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Luis Suarez accepts violent conduct charge but vows to fight length of ban
LUIS SUAREZ has accepted an FA charge of violent conduct, but he will fight the length of the ban.
Suarez was fined an undisclosed amount as well after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic's arm at the weekend.
Though the referee did not produce a red card for the offence, the FA took retrospective action.
Suarez later apologised to Ivanovic, although the Serbian did not accept it.
The Uruguay international disputes the FA's claim that a three-match ban is an insufficient punishment for the nature of the offence.
An independent panel will review the incident tomorrow.