Exactly - Blatter in the loss limiting mode, like The Mighty Uniballer when it turned out he's in the end not above the law. Dear Sepp, Oprah is waiting.
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sniper said:messi complaining about an antidoping test, again.
http://www.eurosport.es/futbol/se-perdieron-el-homenaje-a-xavi-por-un-control-antidoping_sto4767738/story.shtml
depends if the respective gov't attorney is in an election year and the sport doping is likely to get traction in the presssniper said:sniper said:messi complaining about an antidoping test, again.
http://www.eurosport.es/futbol/se-perdieron-el-homenaje-a-xavi-por-un-control-antidoping_sto4767738/story.shtml
i was thinking, any chance that the FBI is going to show an interest in organized doping in soccer? or will they stick to tax fraud and bribery?
hope dies last.
Another man left compromised by the wiretaps was Lanús president Alejandro Marón. The programme broadcast by América TV showed the official asking Grondona for advance notice of an anti-doping test, which Marón yesterday claimed was “taken out of context”
It would be more meaningful to count the number of accelerations.Flamin said:One should divide Messi's minutes by 2, because 50% of the time he just stands on the pitch doing nothing, so naturally he's able to play this much.
Andynonomous said:Probably already covered here, but just in case it isn't.
A couple of articles on a suspicious German Doctor, who has treated many footballers, tennis players, and track athletes.
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...fahrta-great-healer-quack-hyperactive-syringe
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/nicht-mehr-vereins-arzt-bei-den-bayern-6368566.bild.html
Catwhoorg said:UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) today confirmed that Scottish footballer, Jordan McMillan, who was signed to Partick Thistle FC in the Scottish Premiership until March 2015, has been suspended from all sport for two years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Cocaine metabolites
http://www.ukad.org.uk/news/article/scottish-footballer-jordan-mcmillan-receives-two-year-ban/
Full decision
http://www.ukad.org.uk/anti-doping-rule-violations/download-decision/a/6863
keeponrollin said:Catwhoorg said:UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) today confirmed that Scottish footballer, Jordan McMillan, who was signed to Partick Thistle FC in the Scottish Premiership until March 2015, has been suspended from all sport for two years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Cocaine metabolites
http://www.ukad.org.uk/news/article/scottish-footballer-jordan-mcmillan-receives-two-year-ban/
Full decision
http://www.ukad.org.uk/anti-doping-rule-violations/download-decision/a/6863
There are huge discrepancies between the sanctions applied for positives for 'Recreational' drugs. I don't think you need to be cynical to believe that if someone on, say the English International panel were to test positive for some coke; they'd get a shoulder to cry on, & the positive would be treated as a substance abuse issue, & not a disciplinary one.
I also have a hard time squaring the circle with a sanction like this for a drug that had zero positive impact on the players Performance, as in the P in PEDs; versus the the carte blanche that seems to apply to TUEs for asthma & thyroid meds, which clearly do have an impact, & aren't policied in any meaningful way !
Cake said:I was more trusting back then and dismissed it as gossip, "mate of a mate said" etc. It might indeed have been gossip but nowadays, you wonder. Once a club removes players so as not trip a test for recreational drugs, it's surely a small step from there to finding ways to avoid tests for PEDs. Question is, if it wasn't just gossip (and I've since seen the same rumour on umpteen football fansites), how on earth were they finding out if the tests were supposed to be unannounced?