Do you know which is one of the sport with most cases
discovered of doping? Is the same that usually is named as ‘’The king of
sports’’. Yes, it is football, and we can find more than 50 cases of doping.
Recognised players as Adrian Mutu, Pep Guardiola or Edgar
Davids are in this list. Others as Dani Benitez or Paddy Kenny are less famous
than the previous ones, but we can also find them in the same list. If you do
not know any of these players, we are going to help you with a PowerPoint with
pictures of them.
Pep Guardiola, who is one of the best coaches in the world,
has also been accused of doping some years ago. Exactly, he was accused in
2001, when he was playing for Brescia. The test claimed that he took
Nandrolone, which is used in anemias, cachexia (wasting syndrome),
osteoporosis, breast cancer, etc. Becaouse of this, he had to pay 2.000€ and
could not play for 4 months.
Another famous player in this list is Jaap Stam. The ex
player of Manchester United, AC Milan and others clubs was surprised with a
doping test in which he gave positive results in Nandrolone, as Guardiola. As
penalty, he could not play for 4 months.
Recently, in 2014, one case appeared in Spain. He is not a
famous player, but the new was known in every city of this country. Dani
Benitez, ex player of Granada C.F. had to pass a doping test before the match
between Granada C.F. and Betis. The test gave positive results in cocaine.
After this, he could not play for 2 years, and then, he played for other teams
as Alcorcon or Racing de Ferrol.
Do you know other football players that have used doping
methods? Do you agree with the penalties?
Thanks for reading us,
Sergio Torreblanca.
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