World Cup winner Papu Gomez reportedly received a two-year ban after his drug test returned positive.
The Argentinian forward featured twice for his country during their World Cup-winning campaign in Qatar last year.
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But new reports from Relevo, state that he has been suspended for two years after his drug test came back positive.
The test was taken in November of last year, right before the tournament began.
The 35-year-old has claimed that the failed test was a result of taking some of his children’s sickness medicine.
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Gómez failed an anti-doping test as he tested positive in October 2022 at Sevilla — before the World Cup.
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