Alvarez Gets 10-month Ban For Failed Drugs Test

Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has been fixed a 10-month prohibition for taking a banned constituent recovered successful a medicine utilized to forestall hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment pursuing his crab treatment.

The 30-year-old Spaniard tested affirmative for canrenone pursuing a 3-0 conclusion by Manchester United successful nan Europa League semi-finals successful May.

Canrenone is simply a diuretic that tin sometimes beryllium utilized arsenic a masking agent.

Uefa accepted Alvarez's defence that he mistakenly ingested nan constituent by taking a preventative medicine for alopecia which contained canrenone.

Alvarez, who was diagnosed pinch testicular crab successful 2016, said he had been taking nan medicine arsenic portion of his curen for hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment ever since.

Although Uefa accepted Alvarez's mentation and said he did not intend to return a banned substance, he was recovered blameworthy of committing a "non-intentional anti-doping norm violation".

Given Alvarez accepted a provisional suspension successful June, nan punishment has been backdated.

He will beryllium capable to play again from 2 April 2026 and tin rejoin training sessions from 2 February.

Alvarez has made 257 appearances for Bilbao since coming done nan academy.