Chelsea's Mudryk free to play after agreement cuts doping ban

July 31 : Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk can return to competition immediately after the English FA resolved the anti-doping disciplinary proceedings against the Ukrainian in agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the governing body said on Friday.Ukraine international Mudryk, who returned an adverse analytical finding in an anti-doping test in October 2024, was given a four-year ban by the FA in April that ran until 2028, which he appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.The FA, Mudryk and WADA reached an agreement on Thursday to resolve the appeal proceedings, the FA said in a statement."As a part of the agreement, Mr Mudryk accepted that he had committed the ADRVs (Anti-Doping Rule Violations) charged and acceded to a period of ineligibility equal to the time served at the d