Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced that former Adelaide United player Ken Ilso Larsen has been suspended for 2 years under its National Anti-Doping Policy. FFA has found that Mr Larsen committed the following violation of the National Anti-Doping Policy: presence of the prohibited substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of Cocaine).

FFA has imposed a period of suspension of 2 years, to run from the date of Mr Larsen’s provisional suspension which commenced on 21 March 2019.  His suspension will expire on 21 March 2021. Mr Larsen has 21 days to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

• This media release was published by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) on 18 October. Click here for the original.