The doping scandal involving Ukrainian footballer Mykhailo Mudryk has resurfaced, and the situation is becoming increasingly serious.
According to Idman.Biz, citing Reuters, the English Football Association has officially charged Mudryk with violating the doping protocol, which could result in a ban of up to four years.
Amid this development, additional details about Mudryk have emerged. According to journalist Kieran Gill of the Daily Mail, the Ukrainian player has spent the past year amid a “whirlwind of fake news,” a doping scandal, and a personal reputation crisis. The journalist claims that Mudryk underwent a polygraph test to prove he did not intentionally take banned substances. False reports and transparency issues have further complicated the situation.
Sources indicate that Mudryk’s future at Chelsea has become uncertain following these events. The club is conducting an internal investigation, and any decision regarding potential sanctions will follow the final ruling from the Football Association. Reports suggest that the initial signs of the doping issue arose after lengthy investigations, and misleading information regarding some of Mudryk’s medical procedures has further worsened the situation.
Gill’s report notes that the discrepancies in Mudryk’s doping test coincided with one of the most challenging periods of his career, during which information gaps fueled the spread of false news. Mudryk and his representatives maintain that he did not knowingly take any banned substances and is exploring every possible way to prove his innocence, including the polygraph test.
