Overview

• The suspension runs retroactively from May 2025 to May 2027 and bars him from all FIFA-authorized competitions and activities.
• His April 2025 sample taken after the World Cup qualifier against Uruguay returned an adverse finding, leading to a provisional ban in May.
• FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee issued resolution 23720, finding a violation of Article 23.1 of the Disciplinary Code and Article 6 of the Anti-Doping Regulations.
• Céspedes has 21 days to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with follow-up deadlines for written submissions.
• He will miss Bolivia’s intercontinental playoff and cannot play for Yverdon-Sport FC, though he may resume training two months before the sanction ends.