CAS to announce Suarez appeal verdict on Thursday

Suarez was suspended for nine competitive internationals and from all football-related activity for four months after sinking his teeth into Chiellini during the second half of Uruguay's 1-0 win in a World Cup group game on June 24.

After losing an appeal with football governing body FIFA, the Barcelona forward took his case to CAS, which conducted a hearing on the matter last Friday.

"The Court of Arbitration for Sport will announce its decision in the matter Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona and the Uruguayan FA on Thursday 14 August 2014, at around 3pm (2 p.m. BST)," the Lausanne-based tribunal said in a statement.

"At the request of the appellants and with the agreement of FIFA, the CAS has conducted an expedited arbitration procedure. As a consequence, the CAS Panel has accepted to render its decision within a short period of time but with grounds to follow later."

(Reporting By Brian Homewood; Editing by John O'Brien)