Mykhailo Mudryk has been handed a four-year ban by the Football Association (FA) after testing positive for a banned substance in 2024.
The Chelsea FC winger has appealed the decision, with the case now referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Mudryk was provisionally suspended in December 2024 after a urine sample tested positive for meldonium while on international duty with Ukraine.
The FA later charged him in June following confirmation from his B sample.
The suspension bars him from training with Chelsea, forcing him to seek alternative arrangements, including using facilities at non-league side Uxbridge FC.
Mudryk has consistently denied wrongdoing and has enlisted Morgan Sports Law to handle his case—the same firm that previously represented Paul Pogba during his doping ban.
The 28-cap Ukrainian international’s suspension is expected to be backdated to include his provisional ban, which could keep him out of action until 2028, though the exact return date remains uncertain.
