Barcelona striker Luis Suarez's appeal against a four-month ban from all football will be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on August 8.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez appeal against ban on 8 August
The Uruguay striker was given the suspension after he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
A subsequent appeal was rejected by FIFA but CAS will now consider the case.
The appeal has been filed by Suarez, Uruguay and Barcelona, the Spanish club he joined last month in a £75m transfer from Liverpool.
Cas has agreed to fast-track the case, and it is thought a verdict could be announced by the end of the week after the hearing.
Under the terms of the suspension, he is banned from "any football-related activity", which means he cannot train with his club or enter the confines of any stadium, although players' union Fifpro argues the details "lack clarity".
Barcelona's first match of the new La Liga season is on 24 August, but if the ban is upheld, Suarez will be out until late October.
The 27-year-old is due to return to action at the end of October for ‘El Clasico' against Real Madrid but may return sooner if the appeal is successful.
Suarez is also banned from playing for Uruguay for nine matches and was fined 100,000 Swiss francs (£66,000).
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