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World Cup winner Papu Gómez given 2-year doping ban

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Argentine World Cup winner Alejandro "Papu" Gómez has been given a two-year ban for failing an anti-doping test, his Italian club Monza announced on Friday.

The test occurred in October 2022, when the 35-year-old was still playing for LaLiga side Sevilla.

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"AC Monza announces that today, 20 October 2023, FIFA has notified the Spanish Anti-Doping Commission of the first instance ruling of the Spanish Anti-Doping Commission against the player Alejandro Dario Gomez," the statement said.