Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk appealing four-year ban handed to him by the FA

[p]The case dates back to December 17th, 2024, when he was provisionally suspended after an anti-doping test revealed the presence of the banned substance meldonium.[/p][p]Later, on June 18th of 2025, the FA officially charged the player. Almost a year and a half after the test was carried out, the final decision was announced, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mudryk-mykhailo/W03dbPp4/"]Mudryk[/a] receiving the maximum sanction, a four-year ban[/p][p]According to available information, he will now appeal this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).[/p][embed guid="e97dec80-e903-4c95-bc40-36a6361170f3" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2049500996099870927" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 25-year-old has not played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] since November 28th, 2024, when he scored in a UEFA Europa Conference League match shortly before his provisional suspension.[/p][p]Chelsea signed him from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shakhtar/4ENWX2OA/"]Shakhtar Donetsk[/a] in 2023 for a fee that could reach £88 million, offering him a contract until 2030, with an option to extend for a further season.[/p][p]So far, neither the London club nor the player's representatives have issued any official statements following the announcement of the sanction, and the FA has not made any further public comments.[/p]