Athletic Bilbao’s Álvarez Gets 10-month Suspension Over Banned Substance In Hair-loss Treatment 2025

Athletic Bilbao’s Álvarez Gets 10-month Suspension Over Banned Substance In Hair-loss Treatment 2025

Centre-back suspended for ‘non-intentional’ rule breach

He failed test after Manchester United Europa League tie

Athletic Bilbao centre-back Yeray Álvarez has been suspended for 10 months due to a failed doping test after a Europa League match, European soccer’s governing body Uefa announced on Monday.

The 30-year-old Spaniard tested positive for canrenone, a substance prohibited in and out of competition, after Bilbao’s 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United in the semi-finals of Uefa’s second-tier club competition in May.

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