Brentford midfielder Alan Judge has been reprimanded by the FA after breaching anti doping regulations.

The Irishman, who has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child, was deemed to have too much Salbutamol, a common drug used for treating the condition via an inhaler, in his system. Judge has permission by the authorities to use it.

The 27-year-old successfully argued that he was not at fault for the level of Salbutamol in his system but the charge was proven due to being over the limit.

As a result, Judge will be regularly tested over the next two years to ensure those levels are not breached again.

An FA statement read: "Alan Judge has been warned as to his future conduct, issued with a reprimand and will be target tested for the next two years after he was found to have breached The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations.

"The Brentford midfielder was charged after the presence of Salbutamol, above the permitted threshold (used via an asthma inhaler) was found in his system and considered not to be an intended therapeutic use of the substance.

"He denied the charge, however, it was found proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Wednesday 25 May 2016.

"The sanction set by the Regulatory Commission was in accordance with the provisions relating to No Significant Fault or Negligence."

Brentford revealed that the test had taken place in August and Judge has permission to take salbutamol.

Alan Judge's 2015/16 season

40

Games

14

Goals

11

Assists

4

Yellow Cards

The club statement read: "Alan has suffered from exercise-induced asthma since he was a child and was given permission to use the inhaler.

"Following a match last August, Alan’s levels of salbutamol from his inhaler use were found to be slightly above the threshold, however in mitigation, he provided a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding this.

"The FA found the case proven due to the level of salbutamol but acknowledged Alan’s strong arguments in mitigation by issuing a decision which confirmed that he demonstrated “No Significant Fault or Negligence”.

Judge is likely to be out of action for the rest of the year after suffering a double leg break in Brentford's 3-1 win at Ipswich in April.