{"id":381452,"date":"2017-12-09T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=381452"},"modified":"2017-12-09T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T09:15:01","slug":"peru-captain-miss-world-cup-testing-positive-cocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/peru-captain-miss-world-cup-testing-positive-cocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru captain to miss World Cup after testing positive for cocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Peru captain and record scorer Paolo Guerrero has tested positive for cocaine and will serve a 12-month ban, ruling him out of the World Cup.<\/p>\n
The striker, 33, tested positive for the stimulant after qualifier against Argentina on 5 October.<\/p>\n
The ban will be dated from 3 November, when he was provisionally suspended.<\/p>\n
Peru beat New Zealand over two legs in a play-off in November to qualify for the World Cup in Russia, their first appearance at the event since 1982.<\/p>\n
The former Bayern Munich striker, who plays for Brazilian club Flamengo, has 33 goals in 84 appearances for his country.<\/p>\n
When news of his provisional suspension broke on 3 November, the Peruvian Football Federation thanked Guerrero for his \u201cimmense contribution\u201d and said the country stood with him in \u201csolidarity\u201d during \u201cdifficult moments\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Peru captain and record scorer Paolo Guerrero has tested positive for cocaine and will serve a 12-month ban, ruling him out of the World Cup. The striker, 33, tested positive for the stimulant after qualifier against Argentina on 5 October. The ban will be dated from 3 November, when he was provisionally suspended. Peru beat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":381460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[15304,12700,337,15303],"yoast_head":"\n