Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will miss the World Cup in Russia after
his doping ban, which had just expired, was increased from 6 to 14
months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday May 14,2018
Guerrero tested positive for cocaine following a World Cup qualifier in Argentina in October after drinking a tea containing the substance, CAS said.
It accepted that Peru’s all-time leading scorer did not intend to enhance performance but said he was at fault, even if not significantly. The 34-year-old was initially banned for 12 months by FIFA, which was then reduced to six months on appeal. The suspension finished 10 days ago.
However, CAS partially accepted an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which had requested the sanction be increased to between one and two years. Guerrero, who has denied wrongdoing throughout, had also appealed to CAS to request the ban be annulled altogether.
Guerrero tested positive for cocaine following a World Cup qualifier in Argentina in October after drinking a tea containing the substance, CAS said.
It accepted that Peru’s all-time leading scorer did not intend to enhance performance but said he was at fault, even if not significantly. The 34-year-old was initially banned for 12 months by FIFA, which was then reduced to six months on appeal. The suspension finished 10 days ago.
However, CAS partially accepted an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which had requested the sanction be increased to between one and two years. Guerrero, who has denied wrongdoing throughout, had also appealed to CAS to request the ban be annulled altogether.
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