Three French footballers banned after positive drug tests

The French Football Federation on Thursday imposed six-month bans on three first division players who tested positive for anabolic steroids, France Inter radio reported Vincent Guerin of the club Paris Saint-Germain, Dominique Arribage of Toulouse and Antoine Sibierski of Auxerre, have all lodged appeals against the suspension, which will not come into effect until the appeals are heard, it said.

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