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England FA Bans Chelsea’s Mudryk Four Years for Doping

4/29/2026

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Mudryk Banned

The England Football Association banned Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) for four years after a positive doping test, after his December 2024 provisional suspension and June 2025 charge.
Mudryk appealed, sending the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport, where submissions are exchanged but no hearing date is set.
Chelsea barred him from first-team training, with him keeping fit with a coach at Uxbridge FC after his last match on 29 November 2024.

Summary

Pogba Ban Reduced

Meldonium, added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list in January 2016, falls under Football Association’s rules that treat tests as liability, so intent does not affect a breach.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced Paul Pogba’s ban to 18 months in October 2024 after finding unintentional ingestion.
Mudryk’s contract with Chelsea, which runs until June 2030 with an extension, lists representative as Morgan Sports Law, a firm that also defended Pogba.

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Historical Context

In 2004, Romanian striker Adrian Mutu received a nine-month FIFA suspension after testing positive for cocaine, prompting contract termination. FIFA fined Mutu €9 million and Manchester United terminated his £20 million contract, while UEFA reinforced anti-doping statutes across Europe. Similarly, England’s FA imposed a four-year ban on Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk, sending his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, mirroring Mutu’s dispute. These precedents compel clubs and governing bodies to tighten compliance, ensuring future doping allegations trigger swift sanctions and extensive arbitration.

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Mudryk Banned

The England Football Association banned Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) for four years after a positive doping test, after his December 2024 provisional suspension and June 2025 charge.
Mudryk appealed, sending the case to Court of Arbitration for Sport, where submissions are exchanged but no hearing date is set.
Chelsea barred him from first-team training, with him keeping fit with a coach at Uxbridge FC after his last match on 29 November 2024.

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