Brazil soccer player Gabriel Barbosa cleared by CAS to play during appeal in doping rules case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Brazilian soccer player Gabriel Barbosa can resume playing pending an appeal against his ban for a breach of doping rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
The Flamengo and Brazil forward, known as Gabigol, is challenging a two-year ban imposed in March by an anti-doping tribunal in Brazil.
He was judged to have evaded a doping control in April 2023 and banned until April next year. He denied a charge of doping fraud.
The CAS said its panel of judges “has issued an order granting the request to stay the execution of the challenged decision filed by Gabriel Barbosa.”
The court gave no timetable for an appeal hearing and verdict in the case.
“I stress that I never tried to obstruct or fraud any test. I trust that I will be found not guilty in my appeal,” Barbosa said in March.
Barbosa played in the Brazil team that won the 2016 Olympics gold medal as the home team in Rio de Janeiro, then aged 19 joined Inter Milan. He returned to Brazil in 2019 with Flamengo and has helped the Rio club win two Copa Libertadores titles.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Related articles
What to stream: Lenny Kravitz, South Park, 'Dune: Part 2'
“Dune: Part 2,” Jennifer Lopez in the sci-fi action pic “Atlas” and a “South Park” episode skewering2024-05-22'Sasquatch Sunset' review: Should you watch this movie about a family of Bigfoots?
Do you reckon Sasquatches snore? C’mon, you know the answer, deep down. Of course, they do. They sno2024-05-22The Masters is at the center of the golf fashion universe
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — At a place where green jackets never go out of style, the sometimes-wild, often-2024-05-22Archaeologists unearth the largest cemetery ever discovered in Gaza and find rare lead sarcophogi
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip have found dozens of ancient grav2024-05-22Proposed $2.77 billion settlement clears first step of NCAA approval with no change to finance plan
A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit has cleared the first of a three-2024-05-22'Sasquatch Sunset' review: Should you watch this movie about a family of Bigfoots?
Do you reckon Sasquatches snore? C’mon, you know the answer, deep down. Of course, they do. They sno2024-05-22
atest comment