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Sakho free to play again after suspension ends - L'Equipe

Mamadou Sakho will face no further punishment for failed drugs test

France and Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho will be cleared to resume playing after European football's governing body UEFA decided not to extend a provisional suspension for a doping violation, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Saturday.

The decision could allow the 26-year-old to be named as a late addition to the French squad for Euro 2016 after coach Didier Deschamps lost defender Jeremy Mathieu on Saturday because of a calf injury.

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