Soccer-Hamburg defender Vuskovic banned for two years for doping-German FA


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Under 21 Championship - Group D - Croatia v Switzerland - Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia - March 28, 2021 Croatia's Mario Vuskovic celebrates with teammate after the match REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

BERLIN (Reuters) - Croatia Under-21 international Mario Vuskovic, who plays for German second division club Hamburg SV, has been banned for two years for doping, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Thursday.

The 21-year-old defender, who joined Hamburg in 2021, had tested positive for performance-boosting substance EPO.

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