Wine cow? Former journalist explained how meldonium could have entered Mudrik's body.

Former journalist Ihor Burbas said that footballer Mykhailo Mudrik of the Ukraine national team and Chelsea club tested positive for doping. He received a stem cell injection in his knee, designed to restore damaged cells in the body. It was administered by the national team's physiotherapist Ivan Porobiy.

'These were stem cells from a cow. Meldonium could be present in it,' Burbas stated.

The informant said that this case differs from others that occurred with Mudrik over the past one and a half years.

Footballer's mother Inna Mudrik also commented on her son's doping test situation on her Instagram.

'Everyone who knows Misha will never believe what is happening to him now. Thank you all for your support. Misha has worked his whole life to become a footballer. No one will ever change that, although they are trying and damaging his reputation,' she wrote.

On December 17, it became known that Mykhailo Mudrik failed a doping test with a banned substance (meldonium) in his body. Currently, he faces a suspension of up to 4 years. Mudrik himself said that this situation is shocking for him, as he has never taken any doping.

In August he passed a negative test, but the next one was positive. He claims that after the first test, he changed nothing in his daily routine.

Meldonium, found in his body, is banned in Britain, so Mudrik believes that it ended up there during a trip abroad. Chelsea club is conducting an investigation, and Mudrik is cooperating with them.

According to the Football Association rules, a player can be temporarily suspended to provide explanations before a final decision is made.