Forward of the national team of Peru Jose Paolo Guerrero has a chance to play at the World Championships after a beautiful gesture of colleagues.
In December 2017, the official website of UEFA announced that Jose Paolo Guerrero was suspended from football for one year for a metabolite of cocaine in the blood.
This substance is prohibited, since it refers to stimulants. A positive doping test was taken at the conclusion of the match for the 2018 World Cup against Argentina on October 5.
Later CAS admitted that Guerrero used narcotic substances unintentionally. However, the punishment remained in force.
On the eve of the captains of three national teams with whom Peru will play at the World Championships in the group (France, Australia, Denmark): Hugo Lloris, Mile Yedinak and Simon Kjer, wrote a letter to FIFA, in which they asked to cancel the suspension for at least the 2018 World Cup.
"Sincerely ask the FIFA Council to show compassion for the captain of the national team of Peru Jose Paolo Guerrero. We believe that it would be completely wrong to deprive him of what should become the pinnacle of a career.
We are firmly convinced that the temporary lifting of the ban will be a fair and lawful decision, "the statement says..
LATEST: National team captains of France, Denmark and Australia have today @FIFPro in asking @FIFAcom to let Paolo Guerrero play in the @FIFAWorldCup. An official letter signed by Hugo #Lloris, @ simonkjaer1989 and Mile #Jedinak has been sent to @FIFAcom. #Solidarity pic. twitter. com / 4fGZLSgA2a - FIFPro (@FIFPro) May 21, 2018.
Recall that the World Cup starts on June 14.