Jamaica bans midfielder and team doctor for failed drugs test

Thursday 26 September 2013 23:31 BST

Jermaine Hue has been banned for nine months (Getty)

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Fifa has suspended Jamaican player Jermaine Hue for nine months after he tested positive for a banned substance at a World Cup qualifying match while team doctor Carlton Fraser has been banned from football for four years for administering the drug dexamethasone.

Hue, a 35-year-old midfielder, tested positive after Jamaica's 2-0 loss against Honduras in Tegucigalpa on 11 June 11. He can next play on 6 May next year.

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