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Landon Donovan calls for 'lengthy suspensions' for El Salvador biters

Former United States star Landon Donovan called for CONCACAF to implement "lengthy suspensions" to counter biting incidents like those seen in Wednesday's Gold Cup match.

U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was bitten on the back of a shoulder by El Salvador's Henry Romero in the second half of the Americans' 2-0 quarterfinal win, before defender Omar Gonzalez was also gnawed by Darwin Cerin.

CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani told The Associated Press that a subset of the regional body's disciplinary committee will examine the report from the match commissioner, Randolph Harris of Barbados, and share it with the involved federations along with other evidence.