Manchester City defender Kolo Toure was suspended Thursday after failing a doping test.
City issued a statement saying "the FA has informed Kolo Toure that an 'A-sample' provided by him has tested positive for a specified substance."
The club added that Toure has been suspended from all matches "pending the outcome of the legal process," and that it would not provide any further comment.
The World Anti-Doping Agency define a specified substance as one that is "more susceptible to a credible, non-doping explanation," and its punishment for such a positive test ranges from a warning to a two-year ban.
The 29-year-old Toure joined City for 14million pounds from Arsenal in 2009. He was City's club captain under former manager Mark Hughes but was succeeded by Carlos Tevez for this season.
His brother Yaya Toure also plays for City.
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