Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will make his comeback for Olympique Marseille on Saturday after France's football authorities gave the green light to his loan signing from Manchester United.
The 32-year-old won two league titles with United but was dropped by manager Alex Ferguson at the end of last season.
Marseille and United reached agreement on a nine-month loan transfer in October but FIFA blocked the move because it had not been registered during the transfer window.
A 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner, Barthez won the 1993 European Cup with Marseille in the first of his three seasons at the club. He left for a five-year spell at Monaco before moving to Old Trafford in 2000.