[CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] UEFA has overturned its two-game ban on Arsenal striker Eduardo for diving in a game against Glasgow Celtic after an appeal by the English club. "We were able to show there was contact between the keeper and Eduardo and that the decision should be annulled," said a statement from Arsenal.

The Brazilian who plays for the Croatian national team is now eligible to play in Arsenal's play opening two Group H games.

"I'm very pleased that we have finally arrived at the truth," said Eduardo in a statement on the Arsenal website. "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.

A UEFA statement said: "Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to our satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty."

The Eduardo controversy was covered by Soccer America columnist Paul Gardner in Eduardo Ban Betrays Concepts of Justice and Diving Witch Hunt Detracts from Real Problems.