Chelsea Winger Mykhailo Mudryk Appeals FA Drugs Ban to Court of Arbitration for Sport
Ukraine international, 25, has been suspended since December 2024 after adverse finding in urine test; claims contact with meldonium occurred while on national team duty
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- Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has appealed his Football Association drugs ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- The 25-year-old Ukraine international has not played for nearly 18 months after an adverse finding in a routine urine test led to his provisional suspension in December 2024.
- The FA charged Mudryk in June 2025, with CAS confirming his appeal was filed on 25 February 2026.
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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has appealed his Football Association drugs ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The 25-year-old Ukraine international has not played for nearly 18 months after an adverse finding in a routine urine test led to his provisional suspension in December 2024. The FA charged Mudryk in June 2025, with CAS confirming his appeal was filed on 25 February 2026. Mudryk came into contact with the cardiovascular medication meldonium while on duty with Ukraine in October 2024, according to BBC sources. He joined Chelsea for €70m (£61m) in January 2023 and has not played competitively since November 2024.
