The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld Luis Suarez's four-month playing ban but has cleared him to train and play in friendlies with Barcelona.

Suarez was appealing his suspension from all football activity, a sanction imposed by FIFA after the striker bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 World Cup victory on June 24.

The news means he will now be allowed to play for Barca in the Joan Gamper Trophy against Mexican side Leon Guanajuato on Monday - a game you can watch live on Sky Sports 5 - ahead of a return to comptetive action on October 25.

However, Suarez will still miss Barcelona's first eight league matches of the new season, plus their first three group games in the Champions League. He could make his La Liga debut against Real Madrid on Sunday, October 26.