May 1 – Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa has been cleared to play again, pending an appeal against his ban for a violation of anti-doping rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.
In March, Gabigol was suspended for two years by Brazil’s Anti-Doping Sports Court of Justice which voted 5-4 to punish the striker for attempted anti-doping fraud.
In a statement, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said: “The Panel of arbitrators in charge of the matter CAS 2024/A/10473 Gabriel Barbosa Almeida v.