Fleetwood Player Banned for 2 Years

The FA have met and concluded a disciplinary hearing in relation the Fleetwood midfielder Gerard Kinsella.

Kinsella was charged under FA Rule E25 for a breach of Regulation 3 after he gave a sample following an out of competition test which contained the presence of a prohibited substance, namely Nandrolone, listed as an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid in the 2013 Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Code.has been banned for two years following a positive test for nandrolone.

The 21-year-old admitted a Football Association charge after an out-of-competition test in February showed traces of the banned anabolic steroid.

Kinsella attended an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing to give his version of events. He can still choose to appeal his suspension. The two-year ban will be backdated to the date he gave his sample – February 5 – ruling him out of  football until February 4, 2015.

Former youth-team player at Everton, Kinsella has not yet made his full senior début for Fleetwood. He spent time on loan at Telford last season, playing in the National Cnference.

Steve Curwood, Fleetwood’s chief executive, said:

Fleetwood Town will make a statement about Gerard Kinsella in the fullness of time. “The verdict has only recently been made by The FA and we have no further comment at this stage.

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