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Roberto Casillas

Five Notable Soccer Players That Have Been Suspended for Doping Scandals

Diego Maradona (left) getting escorted to take a doping test that would later come back positive during the 1994 FIFA World Cup. | IMAGO/WERE

With the news of Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk's positive test, the latest chapter of soccer's doping scandals is being written. In the meantime, we look back at some of the biggest names that have been suspended for doping across soccer's history.

Soccer isn't a sport categorically linked with doping scandals, yet some of the sport's biggest stars have faced bans over the years. Mudryk's recent positive test for meldonium, as with other players who test positive for banned substances, garner headlines and attention from across the globe.

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