Abidal to resume play for Barcelona soon

[Folami David]

Barcelona has confirmed defender Eric Abidal will register his papers with the Spanish Liga before the end of January, allowing him to make a dramatic footballing return after his liver transplant nine months ago.
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The 33-year-old French international must register with the Spanish football federation as a final formality before being allowed to resume play.
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'' In principle, if there are no objections, Abidal will have his registration with the federation before January 30 '' Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said i an interview with Catalan radio RAC1 late on Monday.
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Once Abidal is registered, his contract with Barcelona finally resumes, Rosell said.