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Mykhailo Mudryk facing lengthy ban as Chelsea flop is finally charged with doping offences by the FA after losing shirt number to Cole Palmer

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<p>Mudryk has been sidelined since <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-winger-mykhailo-mudryk-suspended-football-positive-drugs-test/blt806dfe0a81fb7a04" target="_blank">December 2024 after being provisionally suspended following a positive drugs test</a>. Six months on, the FA have confirmed the winger has been charged with doping offences and he is now facing a ban, potentially for as long as four years, according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/06/18/mykhailo-mudryk-charged-fa-doping/" target="_blank"><em>The Telegraph</em></a>.</p><p><strong></strong></p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>A spokesperson told <em>The Telegraph</em>: "We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a<em> </em>prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations. As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time."</p>

WHAT THE FA SAID

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mkhailo-mudryk-chelsea-cole-palmer-shirt-number-change-england-star-ukrainian-winger-doping-ban/blte4f76ac5804afc07" target="_blank">Mudryk has already lost his No.10 shirt to Cole Palmer at Chelsea</a> and looks set for a lengthy time out of the game. The Ukraine star has previously said the positive test "came as a complete shock" and that he did not <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-winger-mykhailo-mudryk-suspended-football-positive-drugs-test/blt806dfe0a81fb7a04#cs333b08eb6519a04d" target="_blank">"knowingly use any banned substances or broke any rules".</a> Mudryk has since employed <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/paul-pogba-law-firm-represent-mykhailo-mudryk-doping-ban-chelsea-suspension-overturned/blt152aabd75d852e72#cs1c4aa31e3380361c" target="_blank">the same legal firm as Paul Pogba to help him with his case</a>. Pogba saw his four-year doping ban reduced to 18 months on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Mudryk joined Chelsea for £89 million ($121m) in January 2023 but struggled to live up to his hefty price tag and it now remains to be seen if or when he will play for the Blues again. The 24-year-old must wait to discover the outcome after being charged but is facing a potentially lengthy ban from all forms of football. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MUDRYK?

Mykhailo Mudryk facing lengthy ban as Chelsea flop is finally charged with doping offences by the FA after losing shirt number to Cole Palmer | Goal.com

Chelsea flop Mykhailo Mudryk has finally been charged with doping offences by the Football Association and is now facing a lengthy ban.

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