Mudryk Case Sent to CAS After FA Appeal
mudryk's doping case has moved to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he filed an appeal to the FA. The 25-year-old Chelsea winger now faces a process that could end with a ban of up to four years.
Mudryk and the CAS filings
Written submissions have already been exchanged, but a hearing has not yet been scheduled. That puts the case into its next formal stage without a date for a ruling.
Mudryk was initially suspended by the FA in December 2024 after failing a drugs test. The case later reached June 2025, when he was charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance.
Chelsea and Mudryk's absence
The suspension has kept him away from Chelsea's first team, and the club has not allowed him to train with the squad since the initial sanction. He has been training away from his current team to keep up fitness.
Mudryk last played for Chelsea in November 2024 in the UEFA Conference League, before the adverse finding in a routine urine test stopped his playing time. Across 73 appearances for Chelsea, he scored 10 goals and made 11 assists after joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2023 for a fee worth up to £89million.
Mudryk's 2024 response
He said in 2024 that the failed drug test was a "complete shock" and that he had "not done anything wrong." Those words now sit alongside a case that is still moving through arbitration, with his career at Chelsea on hold while the process runs its course.
The practical weight of the appeal is simple: if the CAS process goes against him, the maximum sanction on the table is four years out of professional football. For now, the only change is procedural — the case has left the FA stage and entered arbitration.
