Luis Suarez bite: You're more likely to be bitten by Uruguay striker than by a shark

He may have scored 260 goals, but he's also bitten three opponents, PSV's Otman Bakkal, Chelsea's Branislav Ivanonic and Giorgio Chiellini in the game against Italy.

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Some (very rough) working out by the New Statesman shows that Suarez will have played a maximum of 6,160 opponents during his career - 11 opponents and the three substitutes.

Having bitten three opponents in that time, they surmise that any opponent of Suarez has about a one in 2,000 chance of getting the same treatment by the 27-year-old.

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To put that sum into context, there is a one in 3.7m chance of being bitten by a shark in the ocean, a one in 10,000 chance of being struck by lightning an one in 76,000 chance of being killed by a wasp, bee or hornet attack and a one in 700,000 chance of being hit by an asteroid.

With all three of those bites coming in the neck/shoulder area, it's clear which part of their body players will need to protect.

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Luis Suarez bite: You're more likely to be bitten by Uruguay striker than by a shark

Footballers beware: You have a one in 2,000 chance of getting the Suarez treatment

Tom Sheen