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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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