Portugal keeper suspended after positive drug test

The Portuguese Soccer Federation has suspended international goalkeeper Joaquim "Quim" Silva after he tested positive for nandrolone.

Quim will miss Braga's home game against Santa Clara game this weekend, and the ban could wreck his chances of making Portugal's World Cup finals squad.

The suspension will remain in place until the federation's disciplinary committee considers his case. No date has been set for a hearing.

The 26-year-old, who has made 12 international appearances, has denied that he took nandrolone. His club claims the amount of nandrolone found in Quim's urine is too small for a reliable reading.

The 'keeper first tested positive after a Portuguese league game last October. A recent second test confirmed the first reading.