Mudryk cleared to play again: Full details of his doping case, four-year ban and dramatic return to football
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return to professional football after his four-year doping ban was overturned. The decision followed changes to WADA's meldonium testing thresholds and a successful appeal process.
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Add Pulse as a preferred source on Google Add Pulse as a preferred source on Google Mykhaylo Mudryk has been banned from driving again after being caught driving a BMW with Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return to football after his four-year doping ban was overturned following changes to WADA's meldonium testing rules. Here's everything that happened, the FA's decision and Mudryk's reaction. Advertisement Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return to football after the FA and WADA agreed to end his anti-doping case, overturning his four-year suspension.
Mudryk was initially banned after testing positive for meldonium in 2024, but changes to WADA's reporting thresholds meant the level detected would no longer trigger an anti-doping violation today.
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