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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision that imposed a 6-month suspension on soccer player Paolo Guerrero for testing positive for a prohibited substance. The CAS increased Guerrero's suspension to 14 months, with the initial 6 months already served. While Guerrero claimed the substance came from tea, the CAS found some degree of fault or negligence. Given the applicable 1-2 year suspension range, the CAS determined 14 months was an appropriate sanction in light of Guerrero's fault level.

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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision that imposed a 6-month suspension on soccer player Paolo Guerrero for testing positive for a prohibited substance. The CAS increased Guerrero's suspension to 14 months, with the initial 6 months already served. While Guerrero claimed the substance came from tea, the CAS found some degree of fault or negligence. Given the applicable 1-2 year suspension range, the CAS determined 14 months was an appropriate sanction in light of Guerrero's fault level.

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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision that imposed a 6-month suspension on soccer player Paolo Guerrero for testing positive for a prohibited substance. The CAS increased Guerrero's suspension to 14 months, with the initial 6 months already served. While Guerrero claimed the substance came from tea, the CAS found some degree of fault or negligence. Given the applicable 1-2 year suspension range, the CAS determined 14 months was an appropriate sanction in light of Guerrero's fault level.

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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against a decision that imposed a 6-month suspension on soccer player Paolo Guerrero for testing positive for a prohibited substance. The CAS increased Guerrero's suspension to 14 months, with the initial 6 months already served. While Guerrero claimed the substance came from tea, the CAS found some degree of fault or negligence. Given the applicable 1-2 year suspension range, the CAS determined 14 months was an appropriate sanction in light of Guerrero's fault level.

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    Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport

    MEDIA RELEASE
    FOOTBALL – ANTI-DOPING

    COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) PANEL IMPOSES


    A 14-MONTH PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY ON PAOLO GUERRERO

    Lausanne, 14 May 2018 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld the appeal filed by the
    World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued by the FIFA Appeal Committee (the FIFA AC)
    on 20 December 2017 (the FIFA AC Decision) in which a 6-month period of ineligibility was imposed on the
    Peruvian football player Paolo Guerrero further to an anti-doping rule violation (presence of Benzoylecgonine
    metabolites). The CAS decided to increase Mr Guerrero’s suspension from 6 to 14 months, starting today, with
    the period of provisional suspension of 6 months already served by Mr Guerrero being credited against the total
    period of ineligibility to be served.

    The FIFA AC had considered that Mr Guerrero had been able to establish that the adverse analytical finding had
    been caused by the ingestion of a tea containing the prohibited substance. The FIFA AC decided that the Player
    bore some degree of fault or negligence (although not significant) in committing the anti-doping rule violation
    (ADRV) and therefore that a proportionate period of ineligibility had to be imposed. Taking into account the
    circumstances of the case, the FIFA AC imposed a 6-month period of ineligibility on the Player, instead of the
    1-year minimum suspension provided by the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations, applicable in case of no significant
    fault or negligence.

    Both the Player and WADA filed appeals at the CAS. Paolo Guerrero sought to have the FIFA AC Decision set
    aside and replaced by a new decision in which no sanction was imposed on him. WADA, on the other hand, had
    requested that the FIFA AC decision be set aside and that Paolo Guerrero be sanctioned with a period of
    ineligibility between 1 and 2 years with an expressed preference for 22 months. Two arbitration procedures were
    registered by the CAS which were consolidated and referred to the same Panel of arbitrators who held a hearing
    with the parties at the CAS Headquarters in Lausanne on 3 May 2018.

    The CAS Panel confirmed the existence of an ADRV committed by Mr Guerrero but also accepted that he did
    not attempt to enhance his performance by ingesting the prohibited substance. However, the Panel considered
    that the Player did bear some fault or negligence, even if it was not significant, and that he could have taken some
    measures to prevent him from committing the ADRV. Considering that, in case of no significant fault or
    negligence, the sanction should, in accordance with the applicable FIFA rules, be in the range of 1 to 2 years of
    suspension, the CAS Panel considered that the appropriate sanction would be 14 months in light of the Mr
    Guerrero’s degree of fault.

    The CAS Panel has only issued its decision. The reasoned award with the grounds for the Panel’s decision will
    be notified to the parties in due course.

    For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General,
    or Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue de Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland. [email protected];
    Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01, or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org

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