This archive report was first published on 12 May 2020.
Ukraine forward Artem Besedin has been handed a one-year ban after testing positive for a banned stimulant, Uefa announced on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Dynamo Kiev player had traces of Fonturacetam in his system, a substance originally produced in 1983 to help Soviet astronauts combat tiredness in space.
Besedin was tested after Dynamo's loss to Malmo in the Europa League group stage on November 28.
He has opted not to appeal the sanction, which will keep him sidelined until December 19.
Besedin, who joined Dynamo in 2015, has earned 13 international caps for Ukraine.
Published on May 12, 2020 by AFP.
