Nasri doping ban increased to 18-months after appeal

FILE PHOTO - Britain Soccer Football - Leicester City v Sevilla - UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg - King Power Stadium, Leicester, England - 14/3/17 Sevilla's Samir Nasri warms up before the match Reuters / Darren Staples Livepic

(Reuters) - Former Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has had his doping ban increased to 18 months following an appeal against the original six-month sanction, European football's governing body UEFA has said.

The Frenchman was handed the original suspension in February after UEFA found the 31-year-old "guilty of using a prohibited method in accordance with the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) prohibited list".