Soccer-Bilbao defender Alvarez suspended for 10 months after failed doping test

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Semi Final - First Leg - Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United - San Mames, Bilbao, Spain - May 1, 2025 Athletic Bilbao's Yeray Alvarez looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Vincent West/ File Photo

(Reuters) -Athletic Bilbao centre back Yeray Alvarez has been suspended for 10 months due to a failed doping test after a Europa League match, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Monday.

The 30-year-old Spaniard tested positive for Canrenone, a substance prohibitedin and out of competition, after Bilbao's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United in the semi-finals of UEFA's second-tier club competition in May.