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GIUSEPPE MURO

West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass to wait for written reasons before deciding whether to appeal FA ban

As it stands, West Ham's Robert Snodgrass will be available to face Leicester at the weekend (Picture: West Ham United via Getty Images)

West Ham midfielder Robert Snodgrass will wait for the written reasons for his FA charge for allegedly abusing an anti-doping official before deciding whether to appeal.

Snodgrass has been handed a one-match ban and fined £30,000 after he was found guilty of making an improper comment to a drug tester during a visit to the West Ham training ground in February.

The 31-year-old was not selected for testing and he did not refuse to be tested.

Snodgrass denied making the comment but he has been found guilty by an independent commission.

His one-match suspension is not currently active while Snodgrass considers an appeal and, as it stands, he is free to face Leicester at the London Stadium on Saturday.

The Scotland international has made 31 Premier League appearances for West Ham this season, scoring two goals.

An FA statement said: “A misconduct charge against Robert Snodgrass has been found proven by an Independent Regulatory Commission.

"It was alleged that his language and/or behaviour towards UK Anti-Doping officials, who were visiting West Ham United’s training ground on February 6, was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.”

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