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CAS Receives Mudryk Appeal Over Four-Year Doping Ban

4/30/2026

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Mudryk Appeals Ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) received Mykhailo Mudryk’s appeal on 25 February 2026 against the Football Association’s four-year ban.
The FA had charged Mudryk in June 2025 after a 2024 sample taken on Ukraine duty tested positive for meldonium.
Mudryk has been provisionally suspended since December 2024 and maintains he never knowingly used a banned substance.
CAS said the parties are exchanging submissions and a hearing is pending.

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Chelsea Extends Mudryk

Chelsea filed an updated contract extending Mykhailo Mudryk’s stay until 2031, with financial terms undisclosed.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Sergei Palkin warned that €30 million in bonuses could be lost if Mudryk does not return.
Chelsea signed Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens last summer and is discussing a loan to Strasbourg if Mudryk’s ban is shortened.
Mudryk’s January 2023 deal could rise to $108 million (£88.5 million) and run to June 2030 with an extension.

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Mudryk Appeals Ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) received Mykhailo Mudryk’s appeal on 25 February 2026 against the Football Association’s four-year ban.
The FA had charged Mudryk in June 2025 after a 2024 sample taken on Ukraine duty tested positive for meldonium.
Mudryk has been provisionally suspended since December 2024 and maintains he never knowingly used a banned substance.
CAS said the parties are exchanging submissions and a hearing is pending.

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