Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk Faces Possible Doping Sanction
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk is in a complicated situation. The Football Association (FA) has charged him with a doping violation, which could result in a suspension of up to four years. The 24-year-old player was provisionally suspended in December after testing positive for meldonium, a performance-enhancing substance. The club was awaiting the results of a test on sample ‘B’ to confirm or refute the initial results of sample ‘A’. The FA announced on Wednesday that the Ukrainian player could now face additional sanctions.Chelsea has not issued comments on the FA’s latest action. Guidelines suggest that Mudryk could face a lengthy suspension, despite the player having previously denied knowingly breaking the rules.“We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with violations of anti-doping rules, alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Rules 3 and 4 of the FA Anti-Doping Regulations,” the FA said in a statement. “As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to make any further comment at this time.”
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Shortly after his initial suspension was made public in December, Mudryk wrote on Instagram:
The ongoing investigation continues.
