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Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has been suspended for nine months
by the Italian Olympic Committee's antidoping tribunal.
The 31-year-old Romanian twice tested positive for
sibutramine following games against Bari and Lazio in January, and
will be unable to play until Oct. 29.
"I'm not happy," Mutu said on Monday. "A suspension this long
for a laxative seems excessive."
In 2004, Mutu received a seven-month ban for testing positive
for cocaine during his time with Chelsea.
His lawyer said they hadn't ruled out an appeal to the Court
of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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