LONDON (AP) — Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been formally charged by England’s Football Association with doping violations, the governing body said Wednesday.
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been formally charged by England’s Football Association with doping violations, the governing body said Wednesday.
Mudryk, who became one ofChelsea’sbiggest signings when he arrived for $108 million in 2023, hasn’t played since it emerged in December that he wasfacing a doping investigation.
This latest step brings the Ukraine international closer to a ban, which would follow a hearing.
“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,” the FA said in an e-mailed statement.
“As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.”
Mudryk has previously denied wrongdoing.
“I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon,” he wrote in a statement on social media in December.
Mudryk wasspotted in publiclast month when he posed with fans ahead of Chelsea’s Conference League final win over Real Betis in Poland.
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