Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to resume his career after the Football Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency resolved his appeal against a ban stemming from a failed doping test.
The Ukraine international was handed a four-year suspension after testing positive for a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance, in a drug test conducted in 2024.
Mudryk appealed the sanction to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. During the appeals process, changes to World Anti-Doping Agency procedures meant that an identical test result under the current rules would not have led to charges, paving the way for the resolution of his case.
"Changes have been made, which, while not retroactive, mean that if Mr. Mudryk's sample were collected today, the concentration of meldonium in the sample would not have been reported and no anti-doping rule violations would have resulted," the FA said in a statement.
"Further to that development and to other circumstances of the case, the FA and Mr. Mudryk have now, with the agreement of WADA, resolved the appeal proceedings.
