We believe in clean sport and work in partnership with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and our International Federation (IF) FIFA to ensure that the integrity of our sport is protected. Ex-Chelsea midfielder Adrian Mutu was banned from football after failing a test for cocaine in the 2003-04 season, leading him to be banned for seven months and released by the club. "The details of ongoing cases cannot be discussed or disclosed until due legal process has been completed. In the other cases involving the use of illegal narcotics the FA chooses to deal with each case under their social drugs programme, which is aimed at education and rehabilitation. 9 / 10 Pep Guardiola FA officials were dismayed when Fancy Bears published the hacked list, believed to have been obtained from WADA files. All Players have the right to compete in Football knowing that they, and their competitors, are clean. Conclusions: There is a need to ensure that footballers are given appropriate advice about the use of supplements in order to minimise the risk of using supplements that may be contaminated with banned substances. That substance was dexamethasone – a type of steroid – and the resulting ban left him out of shape. Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has been banned from football for a year for a doping violation. Stoke striker Saido Berahino recently completed an eight-week FA ban for recre… In the calendar year 2015, UKAD records show one player failed a test for having excessive Salbutamol in his system, a steroid associated with the treatment of asthma. However, after attending a brief rehabilitation programme, he returned to the pitch in less than a month. The leak alleged four players have tested positive for cocaine use, one for ecstasy and a further test found traces of amphetamine. 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Romanian international striker Adrian Mutu was an extremely talented and promising young player when he signed for Chelsea in August of 2003, but he ruined his Premier League career after failing a drugs test for cocaine and was released just over a year later in October of 2004. Footballers and Drugs. The WADA Code states any athlete found to have taken a social drug 'In Competition' should be hit with a four year ban. But only one of the six broke strict World Anti-Doping Guidelines because the Football Association deem only samples taken at a game can be classed as 'In Competition'. One seven month ban later, he managed to get back on track in Italy, but failed a doping test in January 2010 and was issued with a nine-month ban - reduced to six on appeal. In doing so, he became the first ever Premier League player to fail a drug test and he received a ban as a result. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. He returned to football with Juventus and went on to play for the likes of Fiorentina and Cesena. SIX professional footballers failed anti-doping tests for recreational drugs last season, it has been claimed. Footballers have always been known to deliver when it comes to sex scandals. Andre Onana has been banned from football for a year by UEFA after failing a drugs test. For other inquiries, Contact Us. "Additionally, it is inappropriate to publish information relating to personal medical conditions or medications and we will work alongside our partners to ascertain the extent of this matter. Database hackers Fancy Bears today published a list of all the football doping tests around the world that reported positive findings in 2015 - with nine in the UK. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Any other time a test is conducted, including at home on the morning of a game, is regarded as out of competition. Failure in one of these tests or a refusal to take the test can see a hefty ban from the game and often a sacking by one's employers. He played two games in that tournament before being sent home as a result of his test proving positive. The loophole in the regulations means just two of the nine Adverse Analytical Findings discovered by UK Anti-Doping in football in 2015 and leaked by Fancy Bears, resulted in formal sanctions recorded by them and WADA. Without question, the most high-profile case of a footballer being banned for drugs comes in the form... 2) Gerard Kinsella. Football Associations have the right to punish players for any incidents that they feel could bring the game into disrepute or that are seen as being against the spirit of the sport. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 10 International Footballers from different countries who banned due to taking drugs. Premier League players caught out by FA's new drug-testing regulations. He is free to play from 2 September, but will also be target-tested for a period of two years from 26 May. The ban is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure's provisional suspension began. There have been many scandals in world football ranging from match-fixing to drugs, and many footballers have been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Now 36, Hue has recently retired, but it all nearly went very wrong for him back in September of 2013. Premier League footballers have already been caught out by the Football Association's strict … https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/10-footballers-banned-taking-drugs Andre Onana has been banned from football for 12 months by UEFA The keeper failed a drugs test in October 2020 after showing Furosemide Ajax … Professional footballers are required to take semi-regular 'random' drugs tests, particularly at a high level, with some international players being tested almost weekly. Given that he’s one of the greatest players of all time, one has to wonder just how great his legacy would have been without such scandal. 10 footballers who were banned for taking drugs 1) Diego Maradona. The ban, which provisionally starts from 12 January, would see him miss the rest of the season and Euro 2004. Middlesbrough 's Abel Xavier was banned in November 2005 from football for 18 months by UEFA for taking anabolic steroids after failing a test for dianabol after a UEFA Cup match on 29 September 2005. He served a 15-month ban and left the club in disgrace to sign for for Sevilla in Spain. The sale of the Swedish-made drug is currently banned in the UK, but it is not illegal to possess or use it. One policy concerns the use of banned drugs that are specifically indicated to improve athletic performance performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). With such cases being a complete lapse of judgment or not by a professional, a number of these incidents have occurred over the years. He was later banned for six months for failing a test for cocaine, which is deemed to be a recreational drug, becoming the only player so far to be banned after a domestic league match. Three years later, Maradona was banned from the game again – this time whilst a Newell's Old Boys player – after failing a drug test for ephedrine doping during the 1994 World Cup. That very same year, following Crystal Palace’s relegation to the old First Division, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £4.5 million, making him the club’s record signing and the most expensive player to ever leave Crystal Palace at the time. The said in a statement said: “The Football Association [The FA] is disappointed that strictly confidential information has been released into the public domain. His drug problem caused him to be suspended for both the 1985 and 1987 seasons. The case of Chris Armstrong highlights just how much football has cracked down on drug use a lot more in recent years. Some substances and methods are prohibited at all times and others are only prohibited in-competition or only prohibited in particular sports. Yet testing for drugs in football is simply not comprehensive enough to stop it. Even though the football season runs for ten months of the year, the FA interpretation of the rules is the only time a player is deemed to be 'In Competition' is when they are at a match. Now 36, his last club was FC Petrolul Ploie?ti in his homeland, where he didn’t live up to expectations – and a move to India with FC Pune City fell through last year when FIFA refused to sanction the deal. So if a player is found to have taken social drugs out of competition, they are not covered by the WADA rules stating a four-year ban should be imposed. But Kinsella has yet to sign with anyone and his hopes of emulating the likes of his former Everton youth team colleage Ross Barkley look increasingly slim. Gerard Kinsella is proof that lower-level football is monitored just as much as top-level and international football when it comes to drug use. In professional football, instances of players being banned for 'doping' offences are relatively rare. From legends like Diego Maradona to Deco, here are 10 footballers who were banned for taking drugs. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. By. Footballers are tested for drugs less often than many other elite athletes. He was banned from football for nine months – when he was already 35 – for testing positive for a banned substance after a World Cup qualifier against Honduras. The NFL has two separate policies for substances that can lead to suspension. The other is Jake Livermore's failed test which found traces of cocaine - with the England star escaping a ban after the FA took into account personal problems following the death of his unborn baby. Getting back into the game proved difficult at his age and he called time on his career in May of 2015. The Fleetwood Town midfielder was banned from football for two years in June of 2013 after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. Kolo Toure’s recent suspension from Manchester City for digesting a diet pill containing a banned substance got Soccerlens thinking. Ross Mackiewicz - 4 April, 2011. Stars avoid lengthy suspension despite breaking the law because they were tested 'Out of competition' even though some tested positive mid-season. Kerry footballer Brendan O'Sullivan has failed a routine drugs test, the Sunday Independent has learned. In the absence of a proven high-profile drug-cheating footballer, British football's most infamous drugs ban remains the result not of a test at all, but the failure to take one. Database hackers Fancy Bears today published a list … However, some acts have been rather unsavoury and deserve universal condemnation. Maradona really struggled with drugs in the later stages of his career; whilst at Napoli, in 1991, he tested positive for cocaine and was banned from football for 15 … Footballers and drugs: a brief history A chequered history. This needs to be addressed. The players’ identities have not been revealed but the leagues in which tests we… "In the event that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation has been committed, full details will be published on The FA website in line with The World Anti-Doping Code. Last year, Kinsella was allowed to resume training with a football club with a view to returning to the game when his ban comes to an end this year. Since this was his third violation of the league’s drug policy, Wilson received a lifetime ban from the NFL. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. FIVE British-based footballers escaped a four-year ban after testing positive for illegal drugs - because they were not tested at a match. The former Everton prodigy was just 21 at the time and maintains to this day that the use of the steroid wasn’t deliberate and that he had innocently received an injection to help with the pain of a chronic shoulder injury. The goalkeeper was subject to an "out of competition" check on October 30. Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being handed a six-month ban from all football for failing a drugs test. Without question, the most high-profile case of a footballer being banned for drugs comes in the form of Argentina legend Diego Maradona – and in his case it happened twice. What's banned in sport - the Prohibited List. There are instances in the past where players have received suspensions, but under the programme the FA does not have to report the matters to UKAD or make public their decision. FIVE British-based footballers escaped a four-year ban after testing positive for illegal drugs – because they were not tested at a match. A Sunday Mirror probe reveals 16 … This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Read our summary of major changes to the 2021 Prohibited List. We’ve taken a look at some of the predominant drug related … Rio Ferdinand has been banned for eight months and fined £50,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of missing a drugs test. Maradona was first banned from football in 1991, whilst playing for Napoli in Italy, when he tested positive for cocaine. The FA said it did not know data was hidden. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Four footballers tested positive for traces of cocaine in the UK in 2015, Ecstasy was found in a sample given by a footballer tested by UK Anti-Doping in 2015, Only samples taken at football matches are deemed 'In Competition' by the FA, West Brom midfielder Jake Livermore escaped a ban after testing positive for cocaine, Doping control officials can test footballers at matches, at training and even at home, today published a list of all the football doping tests, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Jermaine Hue was a Jamaican international midfielder whose career was mostly spent in two stints with Harbour View in his homeland – with brief forays into American and Swedish football with Mjallby and Kansas City Wizards in between. Mutu was banned for seven months as a result and fined £20,000 by the Football Association. Suspensions for violating the substance policies. The Prohibited List sets out the substances and methods prohibited in sport. An independent tribunal found the Manchester United defender guilty of misconduct after he failed to take a test on 23 September. Eleven Premier League stars were secretly allowed to play on after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Back in 2003, for example, Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was handed an eight month ban and a £50,000 fine for missing a drugs test. An investigation by the Mail on Sunday has revealed information about footballers' recreational drug use since 2010 has not been disclosed. 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