Russia 2018: Banned Peru captain cleared to play at World Cup

Russia 2018: Peru captain banned from World Cup

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero has been suspended from this summer’s World Cup because of a positive doping test.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency to extend Guerrero’s six-month FIFA ban, which expired this month.

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CAS says Guerrero will be banned for 14 months which lasts until January.

The 34-year-old was set to captain Peru at its first World Cup appearance since 1982.

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Guerrero tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, at a World Cup qualifying game against Argentina in October.

His lawyers argued the stimulant had not been performance enhancing, and was accidentally consumed in contaminated tea.