By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 12:44 EDT, 18 June 2025 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 18 June 2025
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been formally charged by England´s Football Association with doping violations, the governing body said Wednesday.
Mudryk, who became one of Chelsea´s biggest signings when he arrived for $108 million in 2023, hasn´t played since it emerged in December that he was facing a doping investigation.
This latest step brings the Ukraine international closer to a ban, which would follow a hearing.
"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," the FA said in an e-mailed statement.
"As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time."
Mudryk has previously denied wrongdoing.
FILE - Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk looks on during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Newcastle at Stamford Bridge in London, on Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)
"I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon," he wrote in a statement on social media in December.
Mudryk was spotted in public last month when he posed with fans ahead of Chelsea's Conference League final win over Real Betis in Poland.
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