Press Release: The Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) Hears The Appeal Of Luis Suarez

Lausanne, 8 August 2014 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today heard the appeal of Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona and the Uruguayan FA against FIFA. The hearing took place at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne,Switzerland.

The player was present and gave a statement to the Panel of CAS arbitrators: Mr Bernhard Welten, Switzerland President), Professor Luigi Fumagalli, Italy, and Dr Marco Balmelli, Switzerland.

At the end of the hearing, the Panel informed the parties that it will issue its decision as soon as possible, probably before the end of next week.

The full arbitral award, with the grounds, will follow at a later date and be published by the CAS.

For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact:

Mr Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, or Ms Katy Hogg, Media Assistant

Email: media@tas-cas.org

Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00

fax: (41 21) 613 50 01

CAS website: www.tas-cas.org

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