Livermore escapes ban for positive cocaine test


Hull City's Jake Livermore smiles during a training session at the club's training ground in Hull, northern England May 13, 2014. Hull will meet Arsenal in the final of the English FA Cup on Saturday. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - Hull City lifted the suspension of midfielder Jake Livermore, who tested positive for cocaine in April, on Thursday after an FA commission ruled there were "specific and unique" circumstances relating to the death of his baby son.

The 25-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur player, who has one England cap, had faced a maximum two-year ban.

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