The Football Association's appeal against Wayne Rooney's three-match England ban will be heard on December 9th, Uefa have confirmed.

Manchester United striker Rooney was hit with the suspension following his red card for violent conduct during the Three Lions' final Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.

The FA later announced their decision to contest the ban, which would see the 26-year-old miss the first three group games of next summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

Uefa's appeals body will deal with the case at a hearing at the organisation's headquarters in Nyon next month, a week after the draw for the Euro 2012 tournament.

Uefa said in a statement: "The Uefa Appeals Body will deal with the case of England striker Wayne Rooney on Friday 9 December at Uefa's headquarters in Nyon.

"This follows Uefa's receipt on Friday 4 November of the official written appeal from the English Football Association against the three-match suspension given to Rooney by the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body on 13 October."