EA Sports wasn't joking when it said FIFA 15 would be the most realistic soccer game ever made. For all the detailed features added into this year's game -- which include adjustments to account for ball spin during gameplay -- the most popular will surely be the integration of biting onto the field of play.

Uruguay's Luis Suarez made headlines in this summer's World Cup when he bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini toward the end of a group play match. Suarez was suspended from all FIFA-regulated play for four months after that incident, which includes missing matches with his professional club, F.C. Barcelona.

Suarez is known for using biting as a dirty tactic in games, having done it at least twice before at the professional level. Suarez has pledged to never bit again, but that promise apparently does not apply to his video game character. Fans playing the game's demo have witnessed Suarez biting in the game on several occasions:



One interesting feature of FIFA video games is that players suspended in real life are unavailable to be used in the game. Since Suarez's ban is still in place, he can't be played with in the actual game. But he is available in the game's demo mode, which is where these biting incidents are presumably being found.

It's unclear if FIFA 15 will include this feature in the full game mode, or if it's merely a promotional tactic. But if EA Sports is committed to a realistic game, the right decision is obvious.

NBA Jerseys Interpreted As Soccer Kits

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Atlanta Hawks

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Boston Celtics

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Brooklyn Nets

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Charlotte Hornets

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Chicago Bulls

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Cleveland Cavaliers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Dallas Mavericks

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Denver Nuggets

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Detroit Pistons

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Golden State Warriors

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Houston Rockets

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Indiana Pacers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Los Angeles Clippers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Los Angeles Lakers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Minnesota Timberwolves

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Memphis Grizzlies

 

NBA, Soccer Style

New York Knicks

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Miami Heat

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Milwaukee Bucks

 

NBA, Soccer Style

New Orleans Pelicans

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Oklahoma City Thunder

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Philadelphia 76ers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Phoenix Suns

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Portland TrailBlazers

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Orlando Magic

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Sacramento Kings

 

NBA, Soccer Style

San Antonio Spurs

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Toronto Raptors

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Utah Jazz

 

NBA, Soccer Style

Washington Wizards

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