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Chelsea's Mudryk allowed to play after successful doping ban appeal

18 sources • 4 min read • Latest: Aug 1, 2026, 11:45 AM

Last updated Aug 1, 2026

Chelsea's Mudryk allowed to play after successful doping ban appeal
Summary

Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk can return to play immediately after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upheld his appeal against a four-year doping ban. Mudryk has not played since November 2024 due to a suspension from the Football Association following a positive test for meldonium. The CAS ruling allows him to compete again after he accepted breaking anti-doping rules, matching the suspension time already served. Chelsea is eager to reintegrate Mudryk into their squad as he joins the pre-season tour.

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Status Watch
  • •Mudryk has been out since November 2024 due to a doping ban.
  • •The CAS ruling allows his immediate return to competitive football.
  • •Chelsea is excited for his reintegration into the squad.
  • •Mudryk accepted his breach of anti-doping rules during the appeal.
Latest Updates
  • 11:45 AMYahoo Sports — Mykhailo Mudryk cleared to return as Chelsea winger’s doping ban is lifted
  • 9:35 AMYahoo Sports — Mudryk free to return after WADA, FA resolve doping case
  • 7:30 AMYahoo Sports — Chelsea welcome back Mudryk as four-year ban rescinded; Ukrainian winger set for Asia tour return
  • 7:15 AMYahoo Sports — English football's most memorable bans as Chelsea winger Mudryk cleared to play
  • 10:18 PMYahoo Sports — Chelsea's Mudryk cleared to return after doping ban appeal resolved
  • 6:40 PMYahoo Sports — Chelsea's Mudryk cleared to play after doping ban appeal
  • 5:40 PMYahoo Sports — Mykhailo Mudryk cleared for Chelsea return as FA lift doping suspension
  • 5:24 PMESPN Soccer — Chelsea's Mudryk cleared to play after doping ban
What they're saying
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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to play after the English Football Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency resolved his doping case. Changes to WADA procedures in the interim meant that if he was tested now and produced the same result, doping charges would not be brought. “Changes have been made … which, while not retroactive, mean that if Mr Mudryk’s sample was 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 on Friday.

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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has taken to Instagram to post a message after it was confirmed he is available to return to playing immediately following the resolution of his doping case with the Football Association. The 25-year-old Ukraine international has not played a competitive match since November 2024, having been provisionally suspended after returning an "adverse finding" for banned substance meldonium.

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Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk can return to playing immediately after the Football Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency "resolved his appeal" against a ban for failing a doping test. The Ukrainian was suspended for four years after failing a drug test which revealed the presence of a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance, in 2024.

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