Proceedings against the Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho over an anti-doping violation have been dismissed, the independent Uefa control, ethics and disciplinary body has announced. “The proceedings against Mr Sakho related to a violation of the Uefa anti-doping regulations after the player failed a doping test at the above-mentioned match. Following a hearing with the lawyers of the player and experts of the Wada-accredited laboratories on this case, the CEDB has decided to dismiss the case.” But that initial ban was not extended as Uefa launched an investigation into whether the substance Sakho took should even be on the banned list – and the governing body announced on Friday the case was dismissed. A Uefa statement read: “The independent Uefa control, ethics and disciplinary Body met in Paris and has reached a decision relating to the proceedings instigated against Liverpool player Mamadou Sakho, following the Europa League round-of-16 second-leg match between Manchester United and Liverpool (1-1), played on 17 March 2016.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2016 18:54 UTC