FIFA Wants 2-Year Ban for Player Who Failed Drug Tests Due to 'Moustache Cream'
South Korean striker Kang Soo-il failed a drugs test last June when the anabolic steroid methyltestosterone was found in his system.
Bizarrely, the 28-year-old blamed the test failure on a moustache cream he was using, but he chose not to contest the 15-match ban handed to him by the K-League.
However, the situation might be getting a little more hairy for Soo-il—if FIFA have their way.
According to the Associated Press (h/t USA Today), football's governing body want the Jeju United star to serve a two-year ban for his soup strainer indiscretion:
"The Court of Arbitration for Sport says FIFA's appeal against the Korea Football Association and Kang Soo-il will be heard on Feb. 5.
The court typically gives verdicts within weeks.
FIFA, which declined to comment on the case, is challenging a shorter sanction given Kang, who accepted a 15-match ban.
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The court will give its decision within weeks, during which time Soo-il will have to maintain a stiff upper lip.
[AP via USA Today]
