- Australian defender says she would ‘never intentionally cheat’
- Charge relates to a painkilling injection at Italian club Pomigliano in 2022
The Matildas veteran Aivi Luik withdrew herself from Olympics consideration in May after the Italian anti-doping agency suspended her for a breach relating to a painkilling injection two years earlier, despite Luik not having undergone a drug test.
On 24 April the agency, Nado Italia, emailed Luik to say she was being charged with a doping breach and would be suspended for three months.