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Article: Mutu hopes repentance will save him from FA ban; THE DRUGS SHAME OF A CHELSEA STAR.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 19, 2004
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Byline: ADRIAN WARNER
ADRIAN MUTU is unlikely to face a ban from football despite today's admission that the Chelsea striker has tested positive for cocaine - unless he has a history of previous The Football Association usually offer a player the chance to undergo counselling and rehabilitation when he is found for the first time to have taken recreational drugs.
It is only when a player refuses the treatment or tests positive for a second time that minimum bans of six months or 12 months respectively come into force.
It is likely the FA disciplinary commission, who will hear the case soon, will offer Mutu treatment at a rehabilitation centre ...