Bednář free to return for West Brom after receiving drugs fine

The Czech football player Roman Bednář has been fined by West Bromwich Albion for buying marijuana and cocaine. Bednář, who is 26, was photographed buying the drugs by a UK tabloid newspaper near the end of the 2008-2009 season. He was suspended by the club and also received a retrospective three-month ban from England’s Football Association. The striker has three international caps.

Author: Ian Willoughby