FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia has lost his appeal against the findings which cleared Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.

Barcelona have failed in their bid to overturn a FIFA transfer embargo and will be unable to sign players next year.

Luis Suarez is facing a dilemma over an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his four-month biting ban as to whether he should ask his sanction to be put on hold until the outcome of the case.

Barcelona will be able to sign players this summer after FIFA announced that the club’s transfer ban will be put on hold pending an appeal.

Adrian Mutu’s seven-month ban from the Football Association has been extended worldwide by FIFA.