LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Former Portugal playmaker Deco has asked sport's highest court to overturn his one-year ban for doping.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Deco has appealed to "be cleared of any anti-doping rule violation."
The court says a timetable for the case will be decided within days.
Deco, who retired from playing in August citing injuries, was banned by a Brazilian football tribunal several weeks later.
He had tested positive for a banned diuretic which can hide the presence of other drugs.
