Mykhailo Mudryk: Lawyers, losses and lie detectors – inside Mudryk doping case

Mykhailo Mudryk is currently suspended and unable to play for either Chelsea or Ukraine after being charged with a doping offence by the Football Association - but what is going on behind the scenes?

The 24-year-old winger joined Chelsea for an initial €70m (£61m) in January 2023 and has made 73 appearances for the club.

He was provisionally suspended in December 2024 after a urine test provided a positive result for a banned substance, and was formally charged in June.

The FA investigation is ongoing and the outcome, its timing, and any potential punishment all remain unclear. There is no defined time frame for doping cases - they last as long as it takes to sift through all the evidence.