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World Cup doping: 28 days to go- Costa Rica's Galo suspended by FIFA after testing positive for steroid

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Costa Rica's Orlando Galo, center, fights for the ball against Uzbekistan's Otabek Shukurov, left, during a friendly soccer match in Suwon, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Four weeks before the World Cup, Costa Rica defender Orlando Galo has been suspended by FIFA after testing positive for an anabolic steroid and is set to miss the tournament.

FIFA said Saturday that Galo "has been provisionally suspended and the usual procedure has been opened."

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