Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk could be in line for a suspension after a doping test came back positive for meldonium.
News broke Tuesday that Chelsea and Ukraine winger, Mykhailo Mudryk tested positive for a banned substance and could be in line for a suspension.revealing the Football Association got in contact with Mudryk "concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test." The player has since come out and posted aon social media, saying: "This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules.
Mudryk's sample came back positive for meldonium, a substance utilized to treat heart diseases, more specifically ischemia. According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency , meldonium is used to treat those with a lack of blood flow to specific parts of the body but especially in instances of heart failure.
Melodonium was developed in Latvia in the 1970s and continues to be manufactured there. In eastern Europe, it can still be purchased without the need for a recipe. However, meldonium is not authorized for use in the majority of western Europe and it's prohibited by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States.
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