Uruguay forward Luis Suarez's four-month playing ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but he can now train with Barcelona.
Suarez remains ineligible to play in official matches during the four-month period, and his nine-match international ban remains in place. But his legal team said that it had successfully argued that Fifa had misapplied its own rules when considering the case and the sanction it imposed on other football-related activities was disproportionate.
"As a result, Suarez is now permitted to train and attend matches with his Barcelona team-mates in preparation for the new season," his lawyers said.
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