RECIFE, BRAZIL – While Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini reacted with horror to being bitten by Uruguay striker Luis Suarez in their World Cup match on Tuesday, a handful of gamblers in Scandinavia were celebrating as their unlikely bet came up trumps.
Online bookmaker Betsafe had been offering odds of 175/1 that the Uruguayan, twice banned for biting, would sink his teeth into an opponent during the World Cup in Brazil.
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