Messi and Neymar included in anti-doping trials
In a new anti-doping program, Lionel Messi and Neymar will participate to try a biological passport in soccer.
FIFA recently said all players set to be involved in the seven-team Club World Cup next month would be giving samples beforehand to help laboratories prepare their individual steroid profiles.
From Ibnlive.in.com:
Players then selected for anti-doping controls in the [...]
Olivier Renière banned
Steroids have once again brought trouble for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football.
A running back with the Université de Montréal Carabins, Olivier Renière, was found to be using a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2011 “prohibited list” and will be banned for two years from all CIS sports.
From Cupwire.ca:
Renière’s adverse result came out of [...]
Matechuk apologizes following guilty plea
Jordan Matechuk, the Canadian football player, hopes that he might get a chance after his career was put on hold following his steroid-related arrest in May at the U.S. border in Northern Michigan.
The 25-year-old long snapper’s future is in doubt as he tries to rehabilitate his reputation.
From Washingtonpost.com:
Matechuk broke his silence Wednesday, just more than [...]
Women’s World Cup rocked by drug scandal
A total of five members of the North Korean team tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at the women’s World Cup, according to the governing body of football.
“This is a shock,” FIFA President Sepp Blatter said at a news conference. “We are confronted with a very, very bad case of doping and it hurts.”
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Efficient method to detect illegal steroids in urine
Researchers in Indiana and China have reported development of a faster and more efficient method to detect the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine.
The new method that takes only a few seconds and involves no time-consuming sample preparation will be described in Analytical Chemistry.
From Sciencedaily.com:
The study notes that use of banned [...]
Game of football has one more cheater
The failed drug test of Kolo Toure is not new to the world of football that has already seen some of the biggest stars falling prey to name and fame.
The failed test also highlights the fact that the relationship between anabolic steroids and football is still on a surge despite tall claims by anti-doping authorities.
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CUSHING AND MATTHEWS DENY STEROID USE
Rumors are circulating that results of the drug tests during the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis had leaked and several players were tested positive for recreational and performance enhancing drugs. Those named were highly respected USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr., allegedly positive on steroids. Other players whose names were included on the [...]