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\nMykhailo Mudryk has been slapped with a four-year ban(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/button><\/p>\n
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has reportedly been slapped with a four-year ban by the FA.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old has not played for Chelsea since he was initially banned in December 2024 following a failed drugs test. He was subsequently charged with a breach of the governing body’s anti-doping rules in June the following year. Mudryk maintains his innocence.<\/p>\n
However, Mudryk is set to remain sidelined for longer after reporter Ben Jacobs posted that Mudryk has been given a four-year ban which is being appealed in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).<\/p>\n
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\nChelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has not played since November 2024(Image: (Photo by Richard Heathcote\/Getty Images))<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/button><\/div>\n
It was reported earlier on Wednesday that Mudryk’s doping case has gone to CAS, with appeals filed by the Ukrainian on February 25, 2026. The parties exchanged written submissions and a hearing is yet to be scheduled.<\/p>\n
Mudryk has been given the maximum punishment possible, although previous precedent indicates that the sanction would include the 16 months he has already spent on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
The Blues winger last pulled on a Chelsea shirt in November 2024 in the Conference League before he was sidelined after an “adverse finding in a routine urine test.”<\/p>\n
JOIN US ON FB!<\/strong> Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page<\/p>\nAt the time, an FA spokesperson said: “We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and\/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations.<\/p>\n
“As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.”<\/p>\n
Mudryk reacted to the failed drugs test as a “complete shock” and insisted he had “not done anything wrong.” Chelsea launched their own internal investigation and refused to allow him to train with the first-team squad. He has instead been training alone at non-league club Uxbridge FC to remain in shape.<\/p>\n
The forward arrived at Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023 in a \u00a362million deal. He penned a contract with the Blues until June 2030 with the club holding an option to extend his terms for a further year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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