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Eduardo dive ban dropped

Eduardo

Arsenal striker Eduardo is happy to focus on Wednesday's clash against Standard Liege after his two-match ban for diving was annulled.

The Croatia international was initially suspended for allegedly diving to win a penalty against Celtic in their Champions League qualifier at the Emirates at the end of August.

Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith was quick to call for action against Eduardo and Uefa subsequently began an investigation, which Gunners boss Arsene Wenger described as a 'witch-hunt'.

The Premier League club lodged an appeal against the ban which would have ruled the player out of the games against Standard Liege as well as the home match with Olympiacos in a fortnight.

However, Uefa have now announced the ban has been dropped and the 26-year-old has welcomed the end of the affair.

A statement from Eduardo on Arsenal's website read: 'I'm very pleased that we have finally arrived at the truth. All we needed to do was to prove what happened and we have managed to do that. This decision makes me feel a lot better.'

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