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Chelsea’s Mudryk cleared to play after meldonium rule change

7/31/2026

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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk (25, Ukraine) was cleared to play after the FA and WADA resolved his anti-doping case.
The FA said Mudryk accepted a meldonium violation, but WADA’s TD2027MRL changes mean it would not be a positive today.
He announced on Instagram he is free to resume his career and will join Chelsea’s Asian-Australasian pre-season tour after training at Uxbridge FC.

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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk (25, Ukraine) was cleared to play after the FA and WADA resolved his anti-doping case.
The FA said Mudryk accepted a meldonium violation, but WADA’s TD2027MRL changes mean it would not be a positive today.
He announced on Instagram he is free to resume his career and will join Chelsea’s Asian-Australasian pre-season tour after training at Uxbridge FC.