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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20072163" data-attributes="member: 158020">UEFA suspends Sakho for 30 days <img src="http://static.goal.com/3072600/3072642_heroa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> UEFA has suspended Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho for a provisional period of 30 days following a positive drugs test.A sample submitted by the France international following the club's Europa League fixture with Manchester United on March 17 came back showing traces of a banned substance, believed to be a fat burner.Sakho had the option to appeal the finding and have a B sample tested, but it was revealed on Wednesday that he had declined to take this option.UEFA has now elected to suspend the player for a month while an investigation is undertaken.A release from European football's governing body reads: "Disciplinary proceedings have been instigated against Liverpool FC player Mamadou Sakho, following the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second-leg match between Manchester United FC and Liverpool FC (1-1), played on 17 March."The proceedings relate to a violation of the UEFA Anti-Doping Regulations, after the player failed a doping test at the above-mentioned match. "The player did not request the analysis of the B sample. UEFA has now suspended the player provisionally for 30 days until a final decision is taken by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body."The date of the disciplinary hearing will be announced at a later stage."Team-mate Kolo Toure only received a six-month ban for admitting liability to using diet pills while at Manchester City in 2011, with an independent regulatory commission stating: "The player accepted he was at fault and with that concession we agree."He was at fault in the limited and perfunctory efforts he made in relation to the water tablets; the checks he made in relation to those tablets were inadequate and fell some way below what it would be reasonable to expect of a professional footballer in these circumstances."</blockquote>

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