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Bilbao’s Alvarez provisionally suspended after failed doping test

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The centreback said he had unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medicine used to treat hair loss.

BILBAO: Athletic Bilbao’s Yeray Alvarez has been provisionally suspended due to a failed doping test after a Europa League game against Manchester United, with the defender saying he unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medicine used to treat hair loss.

Alvarez said he had tested positive after Bilbao’s 3-0 home defeat in the semi-finals of Uefa’s second-tier club competition in May.

The Spanish side also lost the return leg 4-1.

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