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Kolo Toure suspended after testing positive

The Columbian
Published: March 3, 2011, 12:00am

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City says defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a doping test.

City issued a statement Thursday saying “the FA has informed Kolo Toure that an ‘A sample’ provided by him has tested positive for a specified substance.”

The club says Toure has been suspended from all matches “pending the outcome of the legal process.”

City said it will not have further comment.

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