Football authorities have reacted quickly to the incident in which Liverpool striker Luis Suarez bit a Chelsea defender.
Suarez, who was previously banned for a similar incident, will be dealt with under the "two bites rule".
An English FA spokesperson said the Uruguayan player will later this week be taken to a Merseyside dog home and put down. A Players' Union official said a plea in mitigation has been entered and the death sentence may be commuted to a punishment of Suarez being compulsorily transferred to Barking FC where he will play out the rest of his career in the Essex Senior League. He will be muzzled and kept on a short lead by an assistant referee.
A second option is that Suarez will be kept in quarantine for six months before being sent back to Uruguay.
The English FA stands accused of double standards having taken no action in the 1970s against Leeds United and England defender Norman "Bites Yer Legs" Hunter.
Fifa is expected to take action by introducing a code of conduct at international level. Club academies will be required to include puppy-training classes for younger players. Offenders will be hit with a lightly rolled up newspaper to deter bad behaviour of a canine nature.
Under new so-called "Suarez rules" it will be a yellow card offence to lift a leg against a goal post. A category of "rabid behaviour" will be introduced to complement existing sanctions on ungentlemanly conduct. Fifa also plans to clamp down on players rolling around on the grass and licking team-mates during goal celebrations.
Liverpool FC has banned Suarez from competitive matches and he will be allowed to play only in Bounce games. A club spokesman said: "This is not the kind of Pedigree conduct we expect from our players. In addition to a hefty fine, Suarez will be made to do pro-Bonio work in the community including spells as a guide dog.
"It is a great shame not only for the player but for the club as Suarez is world-class at sniffing around in the penalty box. In addition to match bans and financial penalties, he will have to face being hounded by the media. He will have to sit up and beg for forgiveness."
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