Suarez begins training at Barcelona

Luis Suarez will start training with his new Barcelona teammates on Friday after getting the green light from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Spanish giant confirmed.

A statement released by the Catalan club read: "Following the announcement of the verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding the appeal against the sanction imposed on Luis Suarez by FIFA, FC Barcelona hereby announces that the player will join the first team's training session scheduled for Friday at 9.30 AM CET (0730 GMT) in the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.

"Likewise, the public presentation of Suarez as a new FC Barcelona player will be held on Monday at the Camp Nou, on (the) occasion of the Joan Gamper Trophy match."