Mario Vušković returns for Hamburger SV after four-year doping ban
Mario Vušković has played for Hamburger SV for the first time in 1,467 days, returning after serving a four-year doping suspension. His case had been contested by the club’s experts over how the test was conducted.
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Mario Vušković returned to football for Hamburger SV on Sunday, 1,467 days after his last match for the German club, following a four-year doping ban. The 24-year-old defender came on against Hajduk Split in a friendly and was substituted in the 65th minute to loud applause, according to the report.
The German Football Association’s sports tribunal ruled in March 2023 that Vušković had used the blood-doping substance EPO. His suspension was backdated to 15 November 2022.
The case was prolonged by disagreement over how the doping test was conducted. Hamburger SV presented four experts who challenged the test result.
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