Football: FA bans player for drugs
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The FA bans a Football League player for six months after two positive cocaine tests.
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The Football Association today decided not to charge David Beckham with bringing the game into disrepute. The FA made the surprise announcement after their compliance unit ruled
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Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a doping test and could force a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer. Professional Footballers&#39; Association chief executive Gordon Taylor confirmed the positive test Monday.
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Adrian Mutu has vowed to rebuild his career after being sacked by Chelsea Football Club and banned for seven months. Mutu received the worldwide ban from football after failing a routine drugs test.
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Carlisle United bans one of its supporters from its Brunton Park ground for smoking in the stadium.
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Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor was handed a further one-match ban and fined 7,500 pounds (14,500 dollars) by the Football Association on Friday after being found guilty of failing to leave the pitch following his League Cup final red card.
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Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a drug test, the English players&#39; union confirmed Monday. The Romanian could face a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer.
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Man Utd's Wayne Rooney faces a ban after being charged with violent conduct for shoving Tal Ben Haim.
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FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was suspended today from playing soccer in England for seven months after failing a drugs test.
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London, England (Sports Network) - The Football Association suspended Fulham striker Andy Cole for three matches Wednesday. The suspension stems from an incident during Fulham&#39;s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich on September 18.
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Following the end of his eight-month ban for missing a drugs test, the defender is set to return to the England squad on Sunday night ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
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Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu will be barred from playing anywhere in the world after a seven-month English ban for doping offences was ratified Friday by world soccer&#39;s governing body.
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Man City's Ben Thatcher is suspended for eight games by the FA for elbowing Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes.
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Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea's Mikel John Obi have been banned for three and four matches respectively on Tuesday, as the Football Association came down hard on the players at the centre of the brawl that marred Sunday's League Cup final.
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Soccer players and other sportsmen could  soon face mandatory two-year bans from their sports if they are  caught using recreational drugs at any time, the head of the  World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.
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Manchester United's Dutch international striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was charged with serious foul play by the Football Association (FA).
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gets a penalty. The Frenchman received a record fine and a &quot;severe reprimand&quot; from the English Football Association for his comments about Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.