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By DOMINIC KING
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What Luis said...
Luis Suarez will be punished by Liverpool after admitting he dived during a match at Stoke earlier this season.
Suarez admitted to 'falling' during October's goalless draw at Anfield in an attempt to win a penalty.
The Football Association is also investigating Suarez's comments and could charge him with misconduct.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has today described diving as 'unacceptable' and revealed the club would look to take action.
VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Suarez's dive against Stoke
Trouble: Luis Suarez admitted he dived against Stoke
Rodgers said: 'I saw the comments late last night and this morning. I think it's wrong. From our perspective, it is unacceptable really and it will be dealt with internally.
'It is not something we advocate here. Our ethics are correct. The incident got dealt with on the night.
'It is not something we advocate and no one is bigger than the club. I have spoken with Luis and we move on.
'He knows how I feel. He totally understands where I am coming from as the manager of the club. This is a big club, bigger than anyone, and whatever people say goes around the world. He accepts that.
'It makes it straightforward. There have been many occasions when he hasn't had the rewards but it certainly doesn't help him but, more importantly, it doesn't help the team. We will deal with it in-house.
'I have got a brilliant group here and anything detrimental towards that is not something I take lightly. If that is something that I feel affects the team, then that is the clear message I will put out.
'I don't want to go into that too much. That is obviously something he feels. South American players have always worked well here. I understand that issues that might get laughed off can be seen more cynically from European players or South American players.
No laughing matter: Brendan Rodgers and Suarez at Liverpool training on Thursday
Speaking out: Rodgers addresses his players at Melwood on Thursday afternoon
'I have no other thoughts on that but we are not supposed to speak about officials. He has been a topic for the media for his great moments of football and other things. He will continue to be topical He has shown this season that he is a true top player.
'In fairness to Luis, there have been times when he has knocked on my door and apologised. He got booked for a handball (against Southampton) earlier this season and it was instinctive. But Jordan Henderson could have scored and Luis was straight in the day after to apologise. He is not malicious. It is just his nature and how he is.'
Suarez said in his interview with the South American broadcaster: 'Let's see: they said that when we played against Stoke, for instance, and in that case they were right. I invented a foul because we were drawing against Stoke and I wanted to win.
'Sometimes on the pitch I say to myself, "What have I done?" But the name of Suarez sells papers.'
Ex-Premier League official and Sportsmail columnist Graham Poll has called on the FA to reprimand Liverpool's striker following last night's startling confession made in an interview with Fox Sports Argentina.
Controversy: Suarez made headlines this month when he handled the ball at Mansfield
Poll said: 'Brendan Rodgers has said that Suarez is unfairly victimised but even he will struggle to plead his star striker's innocence after these quotes.'
Poll added: 'Well, the name of Suarez will should certainly attract papers now – those from the FA disciplinary department.
'Liverpool fans will, of course, claim victimisation once again but now that Suarez has confirmed what most outside of the red half of Merseyside have asserted all along even the most diehard must accept that their No 7 must be charged.'
Roy Keane was famously charged with bringing the game into disrepute in 2002 following the release of his controversial autobiography.
The then Manchester United captain was slapped with a five-match ban and fined £150,000 after incriminating himself in his own book.
Keane was found guilty of two charges - both related to his autobiography that detailed his infamous challenge on Alf-Inge Haaland in April 2001.
The Irishman was found guilty of both setting out to harm an opponent and profiting from the subsequent revelations over that challenge.
The key part of the book was Keane's insistence that he had waited to exact retribution for a feud with the Norwegian in the 1997-98 season: 'I'd waited long enough,' Keane wrote. 'I f****** hit him hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that, you c***.'
The Suarez files... a history of controversy
Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is back in the spotlight - and here are some of the previous controversies surrounding the Uruguayan forward...
February 2007: Suarez made his international debut for Uruguay against Colombia but was sent off in the final minutes after being shown a second yellow card for dissent.
November 2007: Joined Ajax from Uruguayan side Nacional but he was later suspended by the Dutch giants after a half-time dressing-room altercation with team-mate Albert Luque.
July 2010: During the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, Suarez prevented Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah from scoring in the final minute with a deliberate handball on the line and was subsequently sent off. A penalty was awarded but missed by Asamoah Gyan and footage showed Suarez celebrating on the sidelines. Uruguay eventually went through to the last four on penalties.
November 2010: Suarez was handed a seven-match ban by the Dutch FA and fined by his club for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during an Eredivisie match.
October 2011: Following his move to Liverpool in January 2011, he was involved in a tackle with Everton's Jack Rodwell and goes down with apparent minimal contact. Rodwell was then sent off.
October 2011: Suarez was alleged to have racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra during a Premier League match. Suarez was later found guilty by an independent regulatory commission and banned for eight matches and fined £40,000.
December 2011: Was seen making an offensive gesture towards Fulham fans. At this time he had already been charged by the Football Association over the racism incident, although not yet punished, but was handed a further one-match ban for the gesture.
February 2012: United and Liverpool met again at Old Trafford, but more controversy blew up as Suarez refused to shake Evra's hand before kick-off.
October 2012: Celebrated a goal against Everton by diving in front of Toffees boss David Moyes who had earlier claimed that "divers" such as Suarez were putting fans off the English game.
January 2013: Handles the ball prior to scoring Liverpool's winner in the FA Cup third-round tie at Mansfield.
VIDEO: Now watch Suarez's dive against Stoke
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