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Finnish football player banned for two years for taking cocaine

Xinhua, November 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

Finnish football player Roman Eremenko has been given a two-year ban by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) after testing positive for cocaine, reported Finnish national broadcaster Yle on Friday.

The test was taken after a Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen in Germany on Sept. 14, said Yle.

UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Board found Eremenko guilty of violating the union's anti-doping regulations and decided to ban him from all football activities for two years from Oct. 6.

Born in 1987 in Moscow, Roman Eremenko is currently a midfielder playing for CSKA Moscow, a major Russian sports club.

Eremenko moved to Finland with his family in 1990s. His senior football career started in 2004 in a Finnish football club at the age of 17. He has played more than 70 games for Finland in international competitions since 2007, and has served several Finnish, Italian and Russian clubs since 2005. Endit