BSP-31 Swiss tribunal clears banned Peru captain Guerrero for World Cup

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Swiss tribunal clears banned Peru captain Guerrero for World Cup

LAUSANNE, May 31, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Peru captain Paolo Guerrero has won a
last-ditch appeal to play at the World Cup despite being suspended after
testing positive for traces of cocaine, a Swiss federal tribunal announced
Thursday.

Guerrero appealed to the tribunal following a recent ruling by the
Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that saw him suspended
for 14 months.

The tribunal, Switzerland’s highest court, effectively “suspended” his ban
and said: “Guerrero can now participate at the next World Cup.”

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