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Toure fined 6 weeks’ wages over failed doping test

The Columbian
Published: November 7, 2011, 4:00pm

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kolo Toure has been fined six weeks’ wages by Manchester City over the failed dope test that led to the Ivory Coast defender’s six-month suspension from all soccer.

City says “Kolo accepts the decision and he and the club now wish to draw a line under this matter and focus on the season ahead.”

Toure has played five times since his suspension ended Sept. 2 for taking what he said were his wife’s diet pills. He has made two substitute appearances for the leaders in the Premier League this season.

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