Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been formally charged by the Football Association (FA) for doping offences, months after being provisionally suspended for a failed drug test.
The Ukraine international, who hasn’t featured in a match since December 2024, is now facing a lengthy ban after testing positive for a banned substance.
According to The Telegraph, the FA confirmed the charge in a statement:
“We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a 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.”
Mudryk’s positive ‘A’ sample reportedly contained meldonium, a substance banned for its performance-enhancing effects. If found guilty under FA rules, the 23-year-old could be suspended for up to four years.
