NEW DELHI: Indian goalkeeping great Subrata Paul said he was “speechless” on Wednesday after he failed a drugs test and was warned he could face a four-year ban. The “Indian Spiderman”, 30, tested positive to a banned substance after a random test by the National Anti-Doping Authority in Mumbai last month. “He has tested positive and the punishment is up to four years,” Subrata Dutta, senior vice-president of the All India Football Federation, told Agence France-Presse. “He can appeal though and if his appeal is granted then it can be reduced to two years. In 2004, Paul was provisionally suspended by the AIFF after a collision with Dempo’s Brazilian striker Cristiano Junior, who died shortly after scoring.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2017 11:15 UTC