Overview

• The Football Association has formally charged Mudryk under Regulations 3 and 4 after a routine ‘A’ sample tested positive for meldonium.
• The 24-year-old was provisionally suspended in December 2024 and last featured for Chelsea in late November.
• Under FA rules, he risks up to a four-year ban unless he can prove the violation was unintentional.
• Sources indicate the prohibited substance was detected during international duty abroad, when he was outside Chelsea’s oversight.
• Mudryk maintains he never knowingly used banned substances and is working with Morgan Sports Law to clear his name.