Overview
- CAS, which on Wednesday confirmed it had received Mykhailo Mudryk’s February 25th appeal, said the sides are exchanging written submissions and no hearing is scheduled.
- Mudryk is contesting a four-year period of ineligibility imposed under FA anti-doping rules after an adverse test in October 2024 and a provisional suspension in December 2024.
- Multiple outlets report the substance was meldonium, a cardiovascular drug that can boost stamina and recovery, though the FA has not publicly detailed the case.
- Any sanction is expected to be backdated to his provisional suspension, which could leave him out until late 2028 if the four-year term is upheld.
- Barred from training with Chelsea, the 25-year-old has kept fit at non-league Uxbridge with private coaches, as Shakhtar warns it could miss out on about €30m in add-ons if he does not return.