Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has been handed a reprieve after FIFA opted not to extend his one-match ban for being red-carded against Corinthians.
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The England international was sent-off in the closing stages of Sunday's Club World Cup final in Yokohama, Japan, where the Blues were defeated 1-0 by the Brazilian giants.
Cahill reacted to an arm in the face from Timao striker Emerson by lashing out at his opponent, who made the most of the contact by rolling around on the ground.
However, world football's governing body have decided against taking any further action, meaning the 26-year-old centre-back, who was suspended for his side's 5-1 win at Leeds in the quarter-finals of Capital One Cup on Wednesday night, will be available for this weekend's clash with Aston Villa.
Commenting on the incident involving Emerson, Cahill said: "I have tackled the guy, we sort of tangled legs and as we tangled he lashed out with his arm and hit me in the face.
"So I have reacted which wasn't the greatest of reactions from me but it is two different players - he hits me in the face and I don't roll around for five minutes holding my face like he has broken my nose and dislocated my jaw.
"I touch him on the shin and it probably wouldn't knock over my one-year-old daughter, yet he was rolling around five or six times. It probably is a red card but the reaction of the guy is totally out of order for what I did if you see the impact."
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