SHOCKER: Liverpool's Sakho fails drug test and could be banned for 2 years!

Liverpool star Mamadou Sakho could face 12-month ban for failing drugs test.

The Merseyside club confirmed that the French international is under investigation from UEFA for breaking doping regulations.

It is understood that Sakho failed the test after Liverpool’s Europa League victory over bitter rivals, Manchester United last month.

Traces of a banned fat-burning substance are believed to have been found in his sample.

Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp decided against picking him for Saturday's 2-2 draw with Newcastle until  UEFA's investigation is complete after analysis of a “B” sample on Tuesday.

26-year-old Sakho, now faces a ban of up to two years if proven guilty of the offence although similar offences have been punished with between six and 12-month penalties.

This could rule him out of France’s squad for the Euro 2016.



FIFA sent a warning to players in September 2013, telling them about the dangers of taking fat burners.