Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has been hit with a nine month drugs ban.
Mutu has been suspended for nine months after failing two drug tests.
"I am not happy because I expected a bigger discount on my ban," explained Mutu. "I am paying too much for a silly mistake. I make apologies to Fiorentina, the fans and my teammates for leaving them in these months.
"It is a huge disappointment because I could have been there with them," he concluded.
"We feel that in the end we can be happy because it was far from easy to persuade the Court to reduce the ban," explained Mutu's legal team.
"Adrian is really sad but we couldn't have done more really."