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FA Bans Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk for Four Years Over Doping

A CAS appeal now becomes his only path to an earlier return.

Overview

  • The English FA issued a four-year doping suspension to Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • Mudryk has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which says it received his complaint on February 25, 2026 and has not set a hearing.
  • The case began with a provisional suspension in December 2024 after an adverse test that a B-sample confirmed, followed by an FA charge in June 2025.
  • Reports say a sample taken during Ukraine duty in October 2024 flagged meldonium, a banned heart drug linked to endurance gains.
  • Chelsea is considering ending his contract that runs to 2031, while he has been renting Uxbridge FC’s pitch to stay fit after losing his squad number.