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Luis Suarez

MADRID. – Luis Suárez will appear before the court of arbitration for sport on August 8 as Barcelona seek to have the Uruguay forward training with them in little over two weeks.
CAS has summoned Suárez to appear at their headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, after it agreed to fast-track the appeal against his four-month ban from all football-related activity for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in Brazil.

The case will be dealt with at an “express” hearing, with a decision likely just a few days after Suárez and Barcelona present their case.If the appeal is successful, the 27-year-old could train start with his new team-mates as early as mid-August, although his suspension from playing is almost certain to be unaffected.

As things stand he is likely to make his debut against Real Madrid on the weekend of October 25. Fifa upheld Suárez’s four-month ban at the beginning of July after an appeal by the player and the Uruguayan football federation, but it confirmed that the ban will not stand . – AFP