Russian national team player Denis Cheryshev is suspected of using banned drugs.
According to The Telegraph, the reason for the proceedings were the words of the father of football player Dmitry Cheryshev, who noted that before the World Cup 2018, his son was injected with growth hormone. It was still in the arrangement of the Spanish "Villarreal", for which the performer previously performed.
The Russian Football Union (RFU), in turn, noted that Cheryshev was injected with a plasma that is rich in platelets.
Despite the words of the RFU, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has already launched an investigation into Cheryshev. It is noted, in case of detection of prohibited substances, the player is threatened with a long disqualification (up to four years,.
On Mundiale Cheryshev had 5 fights in which he managed to score 4 goals scored.