I don't care what Pulis thinks! Unrepentant Suarez blasts back in growing diving row

Luis Suarez has hit back at Tony Pulis in the row over his 'dive' against Stoke, saying he doesn't care what the Potters boss - or anyone else - thinks about his behaviour.
The controversial Uruguay striker has attracted huge criticism for going down the penalty area in the stalemate at Anfield last Sunday.
Pulis branded Suarez an 'embarrassment' while a host of other high-profile figures in the game have queued up to hammer the Reds frontman.

Back home: Luis Suarez (left) in training with the Uruguay squad in Montevideo

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has leapt to his defence, however, insisting his man had been unfairly 'vilified' for his theatrics.
But Suarez, preparing for his country's World Cup qualifying double-header against Argentina and Bolivia, claims he is unaffected by the growing row and is focused purely on helping Liverpool improve on a poor start to the new campaign.

Eye on the ball: Suarez (left) and Egidio Arevalo Rios (centre) in training ahead of the World Cup qualifiers

'Any manager can say what he wants about me but it doesn’t affect me,' said Suarez.
'I am not worried about what they say. Let them carry on talking.
'In the meantime I will continue to play football and to concern myself with my team and with what I do. Nothing else matters.'

Vilified? Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says more attention should have been paid to a 'stamp' by Robert Huth on Suarez (left) than the striker's apparent 'dive' (right) against Stoke at Anfield last Sunday

Rueful smile: Suarez reacts after his appeal for a penalty against Stoke was turned down

Among the high-profile figures taking issue with Suarez's behaviour this week has been FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce, who labelled diving a 'cancer' within football and called for guilty players to be banned retrospectively.
Boyce, who is Great Britain’s representative on the FIFA board, said: ‘I have seen several incidents recently and I watched the latest Suarez incident two or three times. 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.'