Italy defender criticises Fifa’s decision to hand Luis Suarez a four-month worldwide ban and admits he feels sympathy for the Uruguay striker.

Chiellini has criticised Fifa’s decision to hand Suarez a four-month worldwide ban and admitted he feels sympathy for the 27-year-old and his family who he believes will suffer.

Suarez has been sent home from the Uruguay camp after biting the shoulder of Chiellini in the Group D game on Tuesday.

Uruguay have appealed against the ban while Liverpool are considering their options following the incident which has tarnished the World Cup in Brazil.

Jerome Valcke, the Fifa General Secretary, denied that it was the club that was bearing the brunbt bof the punishment and suggested that Suarez should seek help for his biting problem.

"It’s not Liverpool who is punished. It’s the player who is punished," Valcke said. "I think he should go through treatment. It's not the first time."

However, Suarez appears to have the unwavering support of his country while Diego Maradona, the Argentina legend, has also defended him, saying: "The Fifa sanction is shameful, they have no sensitivity towards the fans, they might as well handcuff him and throw him in Guantanamo."

Now Chiellini has expressed his disappointment at Fifa’s decision and says he feels no sense of revenge, after Italy were knocked out of the competition.

On his official website, the Juventus defender wrote: “Now inside me there’s no feelings of joy, revenge or anger against Suarez for an incident that happened on the pitch and that’s done.

“There only remains the anger and the disappointment about the match.

“At the moment my only thought is for Luis and his family, because they will face a very difficult period.

“I have always considered unequivocal the disciplinary interventions by the competent bodies, but at the same time I believe that the proposed formula is excessive.

“I sincerely hope that he will be allowed, at least, to stay close to his team-mates during the games because such a ban is really alienating for a player.”

Uruguay appealed the ban swiftly after Fifa’s decision and Suarez’s lawyer has claimed they are prepared to take their case to the Sport of Arbitration.

Wilmar Valdez, the Uruguay Football Association president, said: "The player of course, Luis, is very upset - he is very upset about the situation.

"Right now he is looking into it with his family, if he should travel back to Uruguay, and in this case we are going to support him in everything.

"He is not just a football player, he is a human being and it is a very difficult situation for him - and as a human being and a football player he is going to have the full support of the FA and the Uruguayans without a doubt.