Flamengo's former Brazil forward Gabriel Barbosa Almeida was suspended for two years by a Brazilian sports court on Monday for attempted anti-doping fraud.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Internacional - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 26, 2023 Flamengo's Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa reacts REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File PhotoFlamengo's former Brazil forward Gabriel Barbosa Almeida was suspended for two years by a Brazilian sports court on Monday for attempted anti-doping fraud.
"The aforementioned athlete was judged today by the Anti-Doping Sports Court of Justice and, by a majority vote, it was decided that a violation of the anti-doping rule of attempted fraud had occurred," the Brazilian Doping Control Authority said.The anti-doping body added that the two-year ban would count from the date of the violation which occurred on April 8, 2023.
Barbosa, who signed for Flamengo in 2020 from Inter Milan after completing a one-year loan, responded on social media. "Since the beginning of my career as a footballer, I have always followed the rules of the game and never used banned substances. I have been subjected to dozens of tests, all of which have always been negative.
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