FIFA reject Luis Suarez's appeal against suspension

Luis Suarez’s appeal was rejected by FIFA.

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez’s appeal against the ban imposed by FIFA has been rejected by the FIFA Appeals committee. Suarez and the Uruguay Football Association had appealed against his four-month sanction from football.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee had banned the 27-year old for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup group match between Italy and Uruguay which Uruguay won 1-0.

FIFA’s statement on the matter read: “The FIFA Appeal Committee has decided to reject the appeals lodged by both the Uruguayan player Luis Suarez and the Uruguayan FA, and to confirm the decision rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 25 June 2014 in its entirety.”

“The terms of the decision taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee were communicated to the player and the Uruguayan FA today.”

The Liverpool striker though still has a chance to challenge the decision in the Court of Arbitration of Sports pertaining to some conditions.

“The relevant decision is not yet final and binding, i.e. an appeal to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) is still possible (cf. art. 67 par. 1 of the FIFA Statutes) by the player and/or the Uruguayan FA, subject to certain conditions.”

More: List of things Luis Suarez can and cannot do during his ban.