Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk given 28 days ban for taunting his opponents and deliberately bringing up the Volhynia massacre historical incident after losing Counter Strike 2 match..

Dust2 exclusively reported on Tuesday that Chelsea's Ukraine international winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been banned for 28 days by FACE IT after taunting his opponent and deliberately bringing up the Volhynia massacre during World War II during a Counter Strike 2 training match, fueled by frustration at losing the game.

According to the report, Mudryk, frustrated by being killed in-game during a training match against BC.Game, verbally abused his opponent in the live chat.

During the match, BC.Game's star player s1mple, annoyed by Mudreik's childish outburst and provocation, simply retorted, "It's just an esports match, why take it so seriously?" This provoked Mudryk to launch into a sustained verbal attack.

Later, unable to bear Mudryk's verbal bullying any longer, s1mple finally snapped and lashed out at him: "You should just go back to playing football. Oh no, I forgot, you should focus on doping more performance-enhancing drugs!"

This immediately crossed Mudryk's already fragile line, prompting him to deliberately bring up the historical massacres of Poles by the Ukrainian Insurgents (UPA) in Volyn and Eastern Galicia during World War II.

Since BC.Game's coach, TaZ, is Polish, Mudryk's disgusting remarks were clearly targeted at him, and his actions, after being reported by Dust 2, immediately drew fierce criticism from netizens worldwide.

Due to the severity of the situation, on the evening of February 3, 2026, FACE IT finally announced on its official website that Mudryk would be suspended for 28 days.

The reason for the suspension on the player's profile page on the FACE IT website has also been marked as "toxicity."

It's worth mentiotnng that with this incident, Mudryk becomes one of the few athletes in the world to be banned across multiple sports.

He is also the first and only player in the world to be banned in both football and esports.

Mudryk was banned for four years in mid-December 2024 after testing positive for banned substances in a urine test.

Afterwards, Chelsea and Mudryk himself confirmed the incident, but the player insisted that he did not intentionally use banned substances, but unknowingly ingested medication provided by the Ukrainian national team doctor to help treat an injury, and maintained that he was unaware that the medication contained banned substances.

When Mudryk's ban expires in 2029, Mudryk, who would be 30-year-old by then, will have essentially spent most of his time with Chelsea under suspension.

Last year, there were reports online alleging that Mudryk planned to switch to marathon running during his ban. As a result, immediately after the news was released, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued a statement banning Mudryk from participating in any other competitive sports during his suspension.

About Mykhailo Mudryk

Mykhailo Mudryk, 25 years old, was born on January 5, 2001, in Berestyn, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. He is 1.75 meters tall and primarily plays as a left winger, but can also play as a right winger.

Mudryk played for the Metalist Kharkiv and Dnipro youth academies in his childhood. In 2014, he joined the Shakhtar Donetsk youth academy and completed his Shakhtar Donetsk first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in a Ukrainian Cup match at the end of October 2018.

From February of the following year to December 2020, Mudryk was loaned-out to Arsenal Kyiv and  Desna Chernihiv.

In January 2021, after returning to the club following the end ofhis loan spell, Mudryk became a regular starter for Shakhtar Donetsk's first team. Several months later, his impressive performances for the Ukrainian national team in the UEFA Nations League garnered attention.

His world-class performances for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League were often compared to those of legendary football figures, even attracting a strong interest from Arsenal.

In mid-January 2023, Mudryk abruptly joined Chelsea for a transfer fee of €105 million.

Since joining the Blues, until his suspension, Mudryk made 73 appearances for the Premier League giants in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing 9 assists, and helping the club reach the Carabao Cup final once.

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