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Court to Hold Express Hearing on Suarez Biting Case in August
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has agreed to hold an express hearing during the second week of August on the case of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who is serving a four-month ban from all soccer-related activities for biting an opposing player during the World Cup in Brazil.
At that time, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based CAS could heed the defense’s request and apply cautionary measures while the case is under review, sources familiar with the case told Efe.
The 27-year-old star striker, who was signed by FC Barcelona from Liverpool F.C. after FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee handed down the sanction, was suspended on June 26 for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup round-robin match two days earlier in the northeastern Brazilian city of Natal.
As part of the ruling, Suarez was barred from Uruguay’s next nine competitive matches, the first of which was a June 29 loss to Colombia in the World Cup knockout stage.
Earlier this month, FIFA’s Appeal Committee rejected a challenge filed by Suarez and Uruguay’s soccer federation against FIFA’s ruling, leaving the CAS route as the final option for reducing the player’s suspension.
Because of the ban, Suarez has not been officially presented at Camp Nou and it is unclear whether he has undergone a medical examination.
If the CAS applies cautionary measures while studying the case, Suarez could return to training in the second half of August.
Barcelona’s first match of the 2014-2015 Spanish-league season is scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 24-25.
If Suarez’s sanction is not reduced, his first La Liga match could be Barcelona’s clash with arch-rival Real Madrid in late October, provided the match is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26, and not Oct. 25, the final day of his four-month ban
Published in Latino Daily News
Source: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/court-to-hold-express-hearing-on-suarez-biting-case-in-august/30633#When:18:02:43Z
