MOSCOW -- Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko has been banned for two years after he tested positive for cocaine, UEFA said Friday.Traces of cocaine, which is considered a banned stimulant, were found in a sample Eremenko gave after playing for CSKA Moscow in a Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen in September.The result of that game, a 2-2 draw, will not be affected by Fridays ruling even though Eremenko scored CSKAs second goal.The two-year ban is backdated to Oct. 6, the date Eremenko was provisionally suspended.The club and the player intend to appeal this decision, CSKA said in a statement on its website. Further comments will be given once we receive the full text of the decision.This month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport gave Algeria forward Youcef Belaili a two-year ban on appeal for cocaine after throwing out a previous four-year sanction on procedural grounds.Eremenkos case follows another Champions League doping case last season, when Macedonia midfielder Arijan Ademi was banned for four years when he tested positive for a banned steroid while playing for Dinamo Zagreb against Arsenal in the group stage.Born in Moscow, the 29-year-old Eremenko grew up in Finland and has represented the country 73 times, including in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. He won the Russian league title with CSKA last season and the Ukrainian title with Dynamo Kiev in 2009.We absolutely cannot accept the use of drugs, wherever it may take place, Marco Casagrande, the chairman of the Finnish Football Association, said in a statement.Were extremely sorry for the actions of Roman Eremenko. Though we condemn the use of drugs, one also has to keep in mind the dimension concerning the individual, Casagrande added. Should Roman Eremenko need support to take care of his issues, were ready to help.CSKA is fourth in the Russian league and last in Group E of the Champions League behind Monaco, Leverkusen and Tottenham.---Jari Tanner in Helsinki contributed to this report.Custom Nets T-shirts . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Authentic Custom Nets Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. http://www.customnetsjersey.com/ .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. Custom Drazen Petrovic Jersey . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. Cheap Nets Jerseys .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago.Quarterback Derek Carr has the Oakland Raiders sitting at 4-1 and in the playoff hunt for the first time in a long time. ESPN Insiders Matt Bowen and Mike Sando analyze Carrs game: Whom he really?compares to, where he has improved the most, where he can still get better and, finally, whether its OK to call him a star.Bowen: Some parts of Carrs game remind me of a younger, less-polished version of?Aaron Rodgers. Its the athleticism, the movement in the pocket, the ability to throw the ball from different arm angles.ddddddddddddHe can drop down like a second baseman. He can throw over the top. He has developed much more in terms of varying his velocity, because its never just about how hard you can throw the ball. Its about touch down the field on seam routes, touch over the top on fade routes and, yes, he can still rip the ball when he needs to. ' ' '