Socceroos midfielder Mark Bresciano has had his appeal against a four-month ban dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The 34-year-old has already served the ban imposed by FIFA over an illegal transfer between Dubai club Al Nasr and Qatari club Al Gharafa.
The appeal was jointly filed by Al Gharafa and Bresciano however the CAS panel in charge of the matter confirmed the FIFA decision in full.
As part of the punishment Al Gharafa was ordered to pay 1.38 million euros ($A2 million) in compensation to Al Nasr and was banned from registering new players during the next two registration periods.
The ban did not affect Bresciano's eligibility for the upcoming World Cup.
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