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Croatia striker Ivica Olic has escaped punishment after testing positive for a banned substance following their Group B match with France on Thursday.
The CSKA Moscow hit-man tested positive for a banned substance called methylpresnisolone after appearing as a second half substitute in the 2-2 draw with Les Bleus.
Olic suffered a rib injury in Croatia's warm-up friendly in Denmark on June 5 was then given a pain blocker, which included methylpresnisolone, two days later.
Despite testing positive for the substance, Uefa's control and disciplinary body have decided not to take any action against Olic and instead fined the Croatian FA €6,600 (£4,335) for failing to submit the necessary medical forms about Olic receiving the pain blocker.
Olic will be made available to Otto Baric's side for their final group game against England at the Estadio da Luz on Monday evening.
A Therapeutic Use Exemption form should have been given to European football's governing body, which would have then made it acceptable for Olic to play in the finals in Portugal.
Croatian team doctors Zoran Bahtijarevic and Boris Nemec have been warned and reprimanded as to their future conduct for failing to submit the proper forms.
The Croatian FA has three days to appeal against the Uefa decision.
http://euro2004.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=209647&CLID=&lid=1071&title=Olic+escapes+drugs+ban
The CSKA Moscow hit-man tested positive for a banned substance called methylpresnisolone after appearing as a second half substitute in the 2-2 draw with Les Bleus.
Olic suffered a rib injury in Croatia's warm-up friendly in Denmark on June 5 was then given a pain blocker, which included methylpresnisolone, two days later.
Despite testing positive for the substance, Uefa's control and disciplinary body have decided not to take any action against Olic and instead fined the Croatian FA €6,600 (£4,335) for failing to submit the necessary medical forms about Olic receiving the pain blocker.
Olic will be made available to Otto Baric's side for their final group game against England at the Estadio da Luz on Monday evening.
A Therapeutic Use Exemption form should have been given to European football's governing body, which would have then made it acceptable for Olic to play in the finals in Portugal.
Croatian team doctors Zoran Bahtijarevic and Boris Nemec have been warned and reprimanded as to their future conduct for failing to submit the proper forms.
The Croatian FA has three days to appeal against the Uefa decision.
http://euro2004.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=209647&CLID=&lid=1071&title=Olic+escapes+drugs+ban