Eduardo ready for Arsenal after diving ban overturned

Arsenal will head into their opening Champions League match against Standard Liege boosted by the presence of striker Eduardo da Silva, who has been cleared to play after Uefa overturned his two-match ban for diving. "I was always prepared for the match in Belgium," Eduardo said. "Now we have a final result, I can now look forward to helping the team." Standard, the Belgian champions, are ruing the fate of captain Steven Defour, who broke his right foot at the weekend and could miss the group stage. Alex Witsel, Belgium's most valuable player, will play despite serving a eight-match league suspension for breaking Anderlecht defender Marcin Wasilewski's leg. [e-mail]