Bilbao’s Alvarez given 10-month ban for doping breach
Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has been handed a 10-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance contained in medication used to treat hair loss following his cancer recovery. The 30-year-old tested positive for canrenone, a diuretic that can also act as a masking agent, after Bilbao’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United in the Europa League semi-finals in May. UEFA accepted Alvarez’s defence that the...