Luis Suarez must wait until next week to discover if his appeal against his four-month ban for biting an opponent has been successful after he gave a statement to the Court of Arbitration for Sport today.

Luis Suarez’s appeal against his four-month ban for biting an opponent takes place at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today with his legal team confident of securing a reduction in the suspension.

Luis Suarez’s legal team are confident they can persuade the Court of Arbitraton for Sport (CAS) to halve the four-month ban imposed by FIFA for biting an opponent when the appeal hearing takes place on Friday.

Fifa chief Jerome Valcke has claimed Liverpool are not being punished by the four-month worldwide ban imposed on Luis Suarez for biting and told the striker to seek treatment for his behaviour.

Liverpool are taking legal advice after facing up to another nightmare scenario with Luis Suarez after their star striker departed the World Cup in disgrace with a four-month ban from all football imposed for biting an opponent.

FIFA’s disciplinary hearing into Luis Suarez for biting will continue on Thursday morning, according to the head of the Uruguay Football Association.

Luis Suarez’s previous record for biting may be used in evidence when disciplinary chiefs consider the case against him for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini, Fifa has confirmed.

The annual Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival will celebrate the live art from Sept 6-8. The festival, established by writer, Chuck Kruger, in 1994, attracts storytellers from all over the world.

LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez will appeal his eight-game ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, according to his lawyer.