FIFA have rejected an appeal against Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's four-month ban.
FIFA on Thursday rejected outright an appeal by Suarez and the Uruguay Football Federation against his sanctions for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup.
Suarez can now make a further appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and can also ask the court to suspend the ban pending a final decision.
CAS may refuse to do so, but if agreed it could mean Suarez could be available at the start of the domestic season.
