Torquay midfielder Joss Labadie has been banned for 10 games and fined £2,000 after the Football Association found him guilty of biting an opponent.

The incident occured in the Gulls’ 3-1 loss against Chesterfield, but Labadie was not punished during the game.

Labadie’s ban is the same as that given to Liverpool striker Luis Suarez for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last season.

Chesterfield declined to an official complaint,but spireites player Ollie Banks made allegations on Twitter that he had been bitten during the game.