"Athletic Bilbao centre-back Yeray Alvarez has been suspended for 10 months due to a failed doping test after a Europa League match, European soccer's governing body Uefa announced on Monday. The 30-year-old Spaniard tested positive for canrenone, a substance prohibited in and out of competition, after Bilbao's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United in the semi-finals of Uefa's second-tier club competition in May."
"Alvarez, who voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension in June, stated the following month that he unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medicine used to treat hair loss. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2016 and said he had been taking the medicine as part of his treatment for alopecia. At its meeting on 19 August 2025, the relevant Uefa disciplinary body decided to suspend the player for 10 months, starting from the date of the provisional suspension (2 June 2025) and ending on 2 April 2026, for committing a non-intentional anti-doping rule violation, Uefa said in a statment."
Yeray Alvarez tested positive for canrenone following Athletic Bilbao's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United in the Europa League semi-final in May. Uefa ruled canrenone prohibited in and out of competition and imposed a 10-month suspension for a non-intentional anti-doping rule violation. The ban runs from 2 June 2025, the date of his provisional suspension, until 2 April 2026. Alvarez voluntarily accepted the provisional suspension and said he unintentionally ingested the banned substance in hair-loss medicine. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2016 and had been taking the medicine for alopecia. He may return to train from 2 February 2026 and has made 257 senior appearances after progressing through Bilbao's youth academy.
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