NYON, Switzerland — Former France international Samir Nasri was banned from football for six months following an investigation into an intravenous drip treatment he received in 2016, UEFA said on Tuesday. UEFA said Nasri was found guilty of using a “prohibited method” in violation of the World Anti-Doping Code and UEFA’s anti-doping regulations. At the time of the treatment, Nasri was playing at Spanish team Sevilla on loan from Manchester City. Nasri requested UEFA retroactively grant him a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for the use of this method. UEFA refused, so Nasri went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Source: National Post February 27, 2018 14:18 UTC