The Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it would not oppose a stay for Guerrero, who tested positive for traces of cocaine after a World Cup qualifier against Argentina in November.
“Paolo Guerrero has also filed an urgent request for a stay of the execution of the suspension in order to be able to participate in the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia,” CAS said in a statement.
“The CAS will not object to the request for a stay.”
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Guerrero, 34, has asked the Swiss court to rule before June 4, the deadline for participating nations to name their 23-man squads.
He was initially banned for six months for doping but appealed against the suspension in a effort to clear his name. However, CAS extended the ban to 14 months on May 14, ruling him out of the June 14-July 15 World Cup.
(AFP)
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