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Guerro clear for World Cup despite ban for cocaine test
PERU captain Paolo Guerrero was cleared yesterday to play at the World Cup despite a doping ban.
Switzerland’s supreme court granted an interim order to freeze Guerrero’s 14-month ban for testing positive to cocaine at a World Cup qualifying game.
“As a result, Paolo Guerrero can take part in the next World Cup,” said the court.
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