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Kang apologized to fans and blamed a moustache-growing cream
after he failed a test for the anabolic steroid
methyltestosterone on June 11. He was with the South Korean
national team at the time and was pulled from the squad
immediately.
Soccer's world governing body is under pressure to show it can
police the game and officials after a World Cup corruption
scandal involving bribes and kickbacks to sell media and
marketing rights for soccer tournaments and matches.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) imposed a six-month ban on
Aug. 12 but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on
Tuesday that FIFA had appealed for more.
"In its appeal to the CAS, FIFA seeks to increase the player’s
suspension to two years," CAS said in a statement.
Two years is considered the standard sanction for unintentional
doping under FIFA's anti-doping regulations.
CAS will hold a hearing in Shanghai, China, on Friday.
Kang was initially handed a 15-game ban by the Korean league and
his club, Jeju United, were given a warning for a lack of
oversight.
(Writing by Brian Homewood; Additional reporting by Patrick
Johnston; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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