Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan fut 15 coins FA and his new employers, Barcelona, have begun their battle to have the player's punishment for biting an opponent during the World Cup reduced.
The striker arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne on Friday confident that his four month ban would be halved, a decision that would allow him to resume training and make his debut for Barcelona at the end of this month.
Suarez's lawyers are expected to argue that because the offence took place during an international match, the punishment should only apply to international football reports the BBC.
The Uruguayan striker sank his teeth into Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during their group-stage match in Brazil. His reward was a £66,000 fine, www.proutcoins.com a nine-match international ban and a four month ban from all football, and Fifa's appeal committee subsequently upheld the punishment.
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