· By Richard Arrowsmith
Liverpool Who are yer? Suarez hits back at diving criticism from FIFA vice-president
'This guy (Boyce), I've no idea who he is. He certainly can't be well-known and he wants to get publicity' says Kop striker
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has hot back at comments made by FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce.
Boyce, Britain's representative on FIFA, has criticised Suarez for a dive against Stoke that he described as 'nothing less than cheating' and said simulation was a 'cancer' in the game.
That prompted the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) to write to FIFA defending their player and demanding Boyce be referred to the governing body's Ethics Committee.
And Suarez has now had his say: 'This guy (Boyce), I've no idea who he is.
'I don't know why he has been talking about me. He certainly can't be well-known and he wants to get publicity.
'Let him carry on talking. My job is to play football and to try to do so in the best way possible.
'What he has said does not affect me. I am not interested in what he has to say.
'It's been important to have the support of the Uruguayan FA and the people.'
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Suarez has courted controversy through diving and last season's race row with Patrice Evra, for which he was banned for eight matches.
And he said: 'I have lived through a lot in the past year, with people saying things about me, but I have continued playing and proving my job is what happens on the pitch.'
Boyce was talking earlier this week as he called for football associations to take retrospective action against players who dive.
Boyce said: 'I have seen several incidents recently, and I watched the latest Suarez incident two or three times, and to me it is nothing less than a form of cheating.
'It is becoming a little bit of a cancer within the game and I believe if it is clear to everyone that it is simulation then that person is trying to cheat and they should be severely punished for that.
'It can be dealt with retrospectively by disciplinary committees, and it is done so in some associations, and I believe that is the correct thing to do.'
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers has urged Liverpool's owners to splash the cash in January.
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