Source: Daily_Mail
Ex-Chelsea star Adrian Mutu banned for nine months after failing drug test...again
Suspended: Mutu has been banned until October[LNB]Fiorentina forward Adrian Mutu has been banned for nine months for failing an anti-doping test.[LNB]The ruling was confirmed by the former Chelsea striker's club after the case was heard by the Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal on Monday morning. [LNB]Mutu's ban will run until October as he has already spent two months on the sidelines. [LNB]'Nine-month ban for Adrian Mutu - this is the decision taken by the anti-doping tribunal regarding the positive test for the substance sibutramine by the Viola player. The ban will end on October 29, 2010,' read a statement on the Fiorentina website. [LNB]'The Viola player had been suspended since January 29 after the positive tests following the game against Bari on January 10 and Lazio on January 20 in the Italian Cup.'[LNB]The drug sibutramine is usually administered orally for the treatment of obesity but is suspended from use in the UK and the EU following a review by the European Medicines Agency, which found the cardiovascular risks of the drug outweigh its benefits.[LNB]Mutu will certainly be a big miss for Fiorentina as he has scored 50 goals in91 appearances for the club since joining after a disappointing spell withJuventus.[LNB] Due in court: Mutu arrives at the Italian Anti-Doping Tribunal on Monday morning[LNB]There had been speculation linking him with a move away from the Viola this summer, but that now seems unlikely given the ban. Mutu still has the option of appealing against today's ruling.[LNB]In September 2004, Mutu failed a drug test for cocaine when he was atChelsea. He was sacked by the club a month later and received aseven-month ban and £20,000 fine from the FA.[LNB] Axed: Mutu was sacked by Chelsea for testing positive for cocaine in 2004[LNB]In May, 2008, FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber ordered Mutu to pay £15million in compensation to Chelsea for breach of contract.[LNB] Chelsea made to wait for coke shame Adrian Mutu's £16m fine boon as court puts payment on hold, claims agentCocaine shame Chelsea flop Adrian Mutu fails another drug test while at Fiorentina CHELSEA FC
