Suarez lawyer confident over bite appeal

Luis Suarez's lawyer is confident that the Barcelona striker will have his four-month ban reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) when his appeal is heard on Friday. Suarez's bid to have his suspension from "all football-related activity" reduced by FIFA takes him to the court based in Lausanne, Switzerland on August 8 after his case was fast-tracked. The 27 year old is banned for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini while representing Uruguay at the World Cup, although that did not preclude him from completing his £75 million move from Liverpool to Barcelona last month.