Sheffield United has suspended goalkeeper Paddy Kenny after he tested positive for the banned drug ephedrine, the club confirmed Tuesday. Kenny, 31, faces a ban after the urine sample he provided after May's playoff semifinal against Preston was found to contain traces of the stimulant. “We can confirm that Paddy Kenny has been suspended by the club. This is an ongoing, confidential matter and as such we are unable to comment further,” a Sheffield United spokesman said. Kenny, a Republic of Ireland international, now faces an FA disciplinary inquiry and could face a suspension of up to two years. Ephedrine is on the list of the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned substances. However, it is contained in some treatments for the common cold and a positive test does not bring an automatic two-year ban. El Hadary, Sion case at CAS Sport's highest court has temporarily blocked FIFA from handing a four-month ban to Essam El Hadary, pending a final ruling of the Egyptian goalkeeper's appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it has “frozen” FIFA's penalties on El Hadary and his current club, FC Sion, for breach of contract. In April, the world football body banned Sion from signing any new players until the end of the 2009-10 season because it signed El Hadary last year before his deal with Al-Ahly had expired. The club signed the goalkeeper by taking advantage of a contentious CAS ruling allowing players to buy out the remainder of their contracts. Sion and El Hadary are also seeking to overturn FIFA's order that they pay $1.3 million in compensation to Al-Ahly. CAS said it will issue its final ruling in about four months. Pele for salary cap Pele has urged world soccer's governing body (FIFA) to introduce a salary cap for players and warned that the vast sums of money changing hands in the game could taint its image for future generations. Pele, in Nigeria to promote Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, told Reuters he was concerned about how the game had changed with the influx of money from billionaire owners. “My time was a little different – we did not have the big sponsors,” Pele told Reuters in an interview at the Brazilian embassy in Nigeria's capital Abuja late on Monday. “Today they have big sponsors, big companies to support football. But in my point of view and the point of view of FIFA, these (players' salaries) must be controlled.” FIFA President Sepp Blatter has spoken out about the huge sums of money in the game, echoing concerns from Europe's ruling body UEFA and other sports officials. However, Blatter also welcomed Cristiano Ronaldo's 80 million pounds ($131.3 million) move from Manchester United to Real Madrid, saying it demonstrated the game's enduring popularity.
