Blues: Mutu decision 'important for football'

Chelsea on Thursday night hailed “an important decision for football” after FIFA ordered Adrian Mutu to pay the club £13.68m in compensation after being tested positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea on Thursday night hailed “an important decision for football” after FIFA ordered Adrian Mutu to pay the club £13.68m in compensation after being tested positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge.

Mutu, 29, failed a drug test in 2004 and was banned for seven months before moving to Juventus and Fiorentina after getting sacked by Chelsea.

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