http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/6066172.stm Xavier to make return after ban Thursday, 19 October 2006, 11:17 GMT 12:17 UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Defender Abel Xavier will play for Middlesbrough reserves on Thursday after completing his doping ban. 禁赛期满，後卫Abel Xavier将在星期四为Middlesbrough的预备队上场。 He was banned for 18 months by Uefa after failing a drugs test in September last year but the suspension was reduced to 12 months on appeal. 他在去年九月没有通过药物测验被欧足联禁赛18个月，上诉後缩减到12个月。 Xavier, 33, was sacked by Boro after his positive test but has been training with them for the last few months. 33岁的Xavier後来被Middlesbrough解雇，不过近几个月来都有和他们一起训练。 Middlesbrough face Liverpool in a Premiership Reserve League North game at the Racecourse Ground. Xavier was banned after a routine test following Boro's Uefa Cup tie against Xanthi in September 2005 showed the presence of dianabol, a steroid favoured by body-builders. He became the first Premiership player to be found guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The experienced defender played for both Liverpool and Everton, as well as Benfica, Galatasaray and PSV Eindhoven, and been capped 20 times by Portugal. Xavier曾经效力过Liverpool、Everton、Benfica、Galatasaray和PSV Eindhoven， 并且为葡萄牙国家队出赛过20场。 --

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