Chelsea and Ukraine footballer Mykhailo Mudryk fails drugs test
Al Jazeera
The London-based club confirms the 23-year-old tests positive for a banned substance.
Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club says, as reports state the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.
The Blues said they were notified by the Football Association (FA) of an “adverse finding” in a urine sample provided by the star winger.
“Chelsea Football Club can confirm that the Football Association recently contacted our player, Mykhailo Mudryk, concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test,” a club statement said on Tuesday.
“Both the club and Mykhailo fully support the FA’s testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested.
“Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances. Both Mykhailo and the Club will now work with the relevant authorities to establish what has caused the adverse finding.”
