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Scottish Sun
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Will Mykhailo Mudryk receive a medal if Chelsea win the Conference League final?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MYKHAILO MUDRYK is Chelsea's forgotten man heading into the Uefa Conference League final. The Ukrainian was banned from playing in December after failing a provisional drugs test. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Mykhaylo Mudryk is in Wroclaw ahead of Chelsea's clash with Real Betis Credit: Getty 3 The 24-year-old is currently banned from playing but featured in Conference League games earlier this season Credit: Getty 3 CHELSEA VS REAL BETIS - CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINAL LIVE BETTING TIPS AND FREE BETS FOR THE FINAL Mudryk played five times in the competition during the early stages of the season. The 24-year-old scored three goals and notched four assists in those games. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL STREET BATTLE Chelsea & Real Betis fans CLASH in Poland launching bottles & smoke grenades But he has not featured for Chelsea since netting in a 2-0 win against Heidenheim on November 28. The Blues take on Real Betis tonight in Wroclaw for the trophy. And Mudryk was a surprise arrival in the city on Tuesday ahead of the big clash. Will Mykhailo Mudryk receive a medal if Chelsea win the Conference League final? Under Uefa rules, every player who has featured in Chelsea's Conference League games is eligible for a medal. As such, Mudryk WILL be awarded either a winner's or runners-up gong after tonight's match. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK It is not known whether he will be on the field with his Chelsea teammates to receive his prize. The club could opt to give Mudryk his medal privately. Fuming Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca delivers two-word X-rated response to critics in fiery press conference Why was Mudryk banned from playing? The Chelsea forward tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium in early December. Mudryk has insisted he never knowingly used any banned substances. He has been unable to train with the squad while suspended. The ban remains provisional but if found guilty, Mudryk could face a lengthy period on the sidelines. He stunned even his manager Enzo Maresca by turning up in Wroclaw earlier this week. CHELSEA RATINGS: Colwill gets perfect revenge on Forest but Sancho performance won't convince Blues to splash out £25m CHELSEA sealed Champions League football with a 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest. The Blues have been absent from Europe's elite competition for two years but finally, the billion-pound boys will be back next season. It was unlikely source Levi Colwill with the goal to give Chelsea a boost of confidence ahead of flying to Poland for Wednesday's Conference League final against Real Betis. Find out how SunSport's Graeme Bryce rated the performances here... Dressed in Chelsea attire, £88million Mudryk rubbed shoulders with fans at a steak restaurant in the Polish city. Asked about the moment, which went viral, Maresca said: To be honest, I don't know he is here or is coming? "He is here? I don't know. I am happy for Mischa to be here." Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2023. He penned an eight-and-a-half-year deal with the club, which runs until 2031.
Metro
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Metro
Mykhailo Mudryk receives results of lie detector test in bid to clear name
Mykhailo Mudryk hasn't played since November 28 (Picture: Getty) Mykhailo Mudryk has passed a lie detector test in an effort to clear his name after he received a doping ban earlier this season. The 23-year-old has been provisionally suspended after an analysis of a urine sample taken as part of a test conducted in the UK in the autumn detected the presence of the banned substance. Mudryk, whose last appearance for Chelsea came back on November, believes the adverse finding was the result of a contaminated supplement. The former Shakhtar Donetsk star is facing a ban of up to four years and the strain he is currently under was encapsulated by his most recent social media update in the build-up to last weekend's west London derby when he posted a tear emoji in response to a video package of his matchwinning performance in last season's corresponding fixture. According to Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin, Mudryk remains at a loss as to how traces of Meldonium ended up in his system and has gone to extreme lengths to prove his innocence. Get personalised updates on Chelsea every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. 'I have spoken to Mudryk many times since this doping issue arose,' said Palkin, speaking to GIVEMESPORT. 'He doesn't understand how it could have happened. He has no clue. No idea at all. Mykhailo Mudryk responded to Chelsea's post ahead of their Premier League game against Fulham (Instagram) 'So his lawyers organised for him to take a lie detector test, which he passed. It will form part of the evidence showing he didn't intentionally do anything wrong. 'Mudryk has been clear, it's not his fault that he tested positive. We now need to find out how this has happened, and who did this. His lawyers are trying to find out. 'There are still no results from the B-sample, so that remains open. Nobody knows what's happened. I wish Mudryk all the best. He's a top professional and a very good person. He should be protected. What Mykhailo Mudryk has said about his ban 'I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to the FA contained a banned substance. 'This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened 'I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can.' Mykhailo Mudryk is currently serving a provisional suspension after failing a drugs test (PA) 'Shakhtar also has a vested interest. There are bonuses from his move to Chelsea linked to his performances. 'If he's not playing, it causes problems for us because we could potentially lose €30m. So Shakhtar, Chelsea and Mudryk, we are in one boat. 'We all support Mudryk, and hope he is allowed to continue playing football soon.' Arrow MORE: Chelsea will be without £49m 'world-class player' for Club World Cup Arrow MORE: Man Utd move step closer to signing Premier League star ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Mykhailo Mudryk doping ban update as chief confirms Chelsea could SAVE a huge chunk of his £88m transfer fee
Mykhailo Mudryk has passed a 'lie detector test' in his bid to prove his innocence amid a doping ban, a Shakhtar Donetsk chief has claimed. Chelsea star Mudryk, 24, is currently provisionally suspended from playing football after it was confirmed last year that he had tested positive for the banned substance Meldonium. He has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to prove his innocence, but has not played for Chelsea since November. Mudryk appeared to suggest he was missing being part of the team at the weekend, with a cryptic comment on one of Chelsea's posts, as he awaits the result of a 'B' sample, and whether it confirms the findings of his 'A' sample. But with his former charge out of action, Shakhtar chief Sergei Palkin has claimed that the player is doing everything he can to prove his innocence, including taking a polygraph test. 'I have spoken to Mudryk many times since this doping issue arose,' Palkin told GIVEMESPORT exclusively. 'He doesn't understand how it could have happened. He has no clue. No idea at all. 'So his lawyers organised for him to take a lie detector test, which he passed. It will form part of the evidence showing he didn't intentionally do anything wrong. 'Mudryk has been clear, it's not his fault that he tested positive. We now need to find out how this has happened, and who did this. His lawyers are trying to find out. 'There are still no results from the B-sample, so that remains open. Nobody knows what's happened. I wish Mudryk all the best. He's a top professional and a very good person. He should be protected. 'Shakhtar also has a vested interest. There are bonuses from his move to Chelsea linked to his performances. If he's not playing, it causes problems for us because we could potentially lose €30m. So Shakhtar, Chelsea and Mudryk, we are in one boat. 'We all support Mudryk, and hope he is allowed to continue playing football soon.' After joining for £88million back in January 2023, Mudyrk struggled to impose himself in the Chelsea side, and failed to really hit the ground running. In 79 appearances for the Blues, he has only scored 10 goals, and was yet to do so in the Premier League in 2024-25 at the point his suspension came in. He is yet to feature for the Blues since November and hadn't scored in the Premier League this season before his ban was imposed If found to have committed an offence, then punishments for a positive drugs test could lead to a long-term ban as was the case with Paul Pogba when the former Man United star was initially banned from football for four years before an appeal led to it being reduced to 18 months. In a message to his followers on Instagram after his provisional ban, Mudryk posted: 'I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance. 'This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened. 'I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can.'
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC signee Danylo Voievodkin suspended two years for failed drug test
Heavyweight Danylo Voievodkin has yet to hit the UFC cage but has already failed one of the promotion's drug tests. UFC anti-doping program Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced Thursday that Voievodkin (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) failed an out-of-competition test and has been suspended two years. A sample from an Oct. 17 collection was positive for Meldonium. Meldonium is 'prohibited at all times substance in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators,' according to CSAD. 'CSAD has further determined that no mitigating factors exist in this case to warrant a departure from the standard 24-month sanction for the use of Meldonium, a non-specified substance under the UFC ADP,' a written statement from CSAD said Thursday. Ukraine's Voievodkin, 24 had been offered a UFC contract less than one month prior when he upset Bailey Schoenfelder with a quick submission on Dana White's Contender Series. Voievodkin will be eligible to return Nov. 10, 2026 – two years from when he was placed on suspension.
