The Court of Arbitration for Sport has summoned Luis Suarez, "currently serving a four-month ban" from all football-related activities, to a hearing on Aug. 8. Sources said that CAS will "apply its fast-track procedure and should rule on Suarez's appeal against his suspension in mid-August" (EFE, 7/31). ... South Korean FA technical chief Lee Yong-soo said on Thursday that South Korea has "narrowed the search for a new national team football coach to three foreign candidates." Lee said that the committee had "considered 17 local and 30 foreign coaches to come up with their shortlist." Lee: "All three are foreign coaches. One Korean coach met the requirements but after the technical committee discussion we have decided to rule him out this time" (REUTERS, 7/31). ... Neymar said on Thursday that his injured back is "healing well and he is aiming to return to action in a friendly for his club Barcelona on Aug. 18." He said, "I am recovering bit by bit from the injury and I will arrive in Barcelona at 100 percent" (REUTERS, 7/31).
