Uruguay president curses FIFA 'sons of b******'

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica speaks at the World Bank on May 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. Mujica and Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean spoke about regional issues. AFP
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica speaks at the World Bank on May 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. Mujica and Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean spoke about regional issues. AFP

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has slammed FIFA leaders as "sons of b******" for banning the country's star striker Luis Suarez over his infamous bite.

Mujica called the four month ban on all football activity imposed on Suarez for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini "fascist sanctions".

The president made the comments to a state-run TV sports show which asked Mujica his opinion of the World Cup as he welcomed the defeated Uruguayans on their return from Brazil late Sunday.

"Those at FIFA are a gang of old sons of b******," Mujica said. He gasped and put his hand to his mouth in an I-can't-believe-that-I said-that manner, but smiled.