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Son Heung-min's talent, which was once compared, faced a huge disciplinary crisis.
The Telegraph, a leading British newspaper, reported on the 19th (Korea time) that the English Football Association (FA) has indicted Mykhailo Mudryk on doping charges.
The Telegraph reports 'Mudrik is charged by the FA with doping, and could face a lengthy suspension. He is in a situation where he could be suspended for up to four years after providing a sample of a banned drug tested positive. He has already been suspended temporarily, and the FA has now confirmed that he has been charged. Mudryk has hired a lawyer to handle the case, and Chelsea is also helping. Mudryk has not played for Chelsea since November last year and has not been allowed to enter the training ground or train with his teammates under his provisional disposition.
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Mudryk was once one of the young talents representing Ukraine. Shakhtar Donetsk received a lot of attention for his tremendous performance and moved to Chelsea through the winter transfer window in January 2023. At that time, it recorded a huge transfer fee of 100 million euros (about 150 billion won). From Shakhtar's days to powerful dribbles, powerful shots through tremendous speed, and movements after passing, he was highly evaluated in various areas, and his play style was compared with Son Heung-min after joining the English Premier League (EPL).
However, after moving to Chelsea, expectations for Moody's have been dampened. Only the shortcomings were noticeable, and the performance was minimal. He lacked competitive ability, destructive power through breakthrough, and attack deployment using shooting were both insufficient. In 17 games in the first season, he played only two assists, and the previous 2023-2024 season fell far short of expectations with seven goals and two assists in 41 games. This season, he scored three goals and four assists in 15 games, but three goals and three assists were accumulated in the Europa Conference League, not the league.
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The bigger issue was the doping controversy. British public broadcaster BBC reported in December last year that it was "completely shocked" after Mykhailo Mudryk tested positive for a banned substance and that Mudryk had been confirmed to have tested positive for a banned substance, which the player vehemently denied using. Chelsea said it would try to determine the positive cause. If he is found to have intentionally taken the drug, he could be suspended for up to four years'
At the time, Mudryk "I confirmed that I had been informed that the sample contained prohibited substances. I was completely shocked because I never used such a substance intentionally, nor did I break the rules. We are working closely with the team to investigate. I know I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm hopeful that I can come back. I can't say more because of the secrecy, but I'll tell you everything as soon as I can", but he has yet to play after the game on December 1 last year.
Even the FA is officially prosecuting, and the situation in Mudryk is heading for the worst. It is clear that football cannot be played for a long time if disciplinary action is confirmed. The lawyer currently hired by Mudryk is a law firm that recently defended Paul Pogba's doping controversy. Pogba was also suspended for four years due to the doping controversy, but his appeal through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) shortened it to 18 months. However, concerns about the future of Mudryk, who was a talent representing Ukraine until the result of the disciplinary confirmation, are expected to continue to grow.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
