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France players have doping tests at training camp (AP)
Author: Michael
TIGNES, France (AP)—France players have undergone random doping tests at their
World Cup training camp in the Alpine resort of Tignes.
The French football federation said Sunday that a total of 18 tests on 14
players were carried out at the team hotel on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday
morning.
No further details were released.
Coach Raymond Domenech said only that “10 players were tested yesterday
(Saturday) afternoon, eight this morning” and that “four players” were tested
twice. He did not disclose names of the players tested.
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Egypt footballer Ghaly tests positive for doping (AP)
Author: Michael
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP)—Egypt football player Hossam Ghaly reportedly tested
positive for doping and could be suspended for two years.
Ghaly, who plays for Saudi team Al Nasser, reportedly tested positive for a
banned substance last month after his club’s cup match against Al Hilal.
Al Riyadh daily reported Wednesday that the Saudi Football Association’s
disciplinary committee has told Al Nasser to temporarily suspend Ghaly until the
end of investigation.
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Fiorentina Striker Adrian Mutu’s Lawyers Confident Ahead Of Doping Hearing (Goal.com)
Author: Michael
Lawyers working on behalf of Adrian Mutu say they are confident the Fiorentina player will escape severe punishment in relation to two failed doping tests.
CONI (the Italian Olympic Committee) will listen to Mutu and his defence team when the first hearing into his offence takes place next week. He failed two doping tests in January after traces of the banned substance subitramine were found in samples he gave on January 10 and 20, 2010.
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Calcio Authorities Call Fiorentina Striker Adrian Mutu To Answer For Doping Failure – Report (Goal.com)
Author: Michael
Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu will give evidence to a Coni (Italian Olympic Committee) hearing in relation to his doping test failures next Wednesday.
A statement on Coni’s official website reads:
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A call to fight doping
Author: Brad Selers
The fight against doping, as well as specific challenges facing African football in this important endeavor, dominated discussions on the final day of the FIFA 3rd International Football Medicine Conference at Sun City, Rustenburg. One of the key sentiments is that a lot of resources need to be invested in educating young players in Africa about doping
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A call to fight doping
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