Fifa have
announced plans to introduce biological passports and have them in place for
the 2014 World Cup in Rio, Brazil, following the successful trials at the 2011
and 2012 Club World Cups. Testing on players will commence two months before
the World Cup is due to kick-off.
This comes after doping has been put back on the agenda by an increase
in offenders being caught.
Frank De Boer
Tested positive for nandralone while at Barcelona but his
ban was removed on a successful appeal.
Marco Borriello
After being given a rare start in the Serie A with AC Milan
against Roma, Boriello tested positive for prednisalone and prednisone. In
January 07 he was suspended for three months. He later blamed the presence of
both drugs on treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.
Mark Bosnich
In 2002, after relatively a relatively unsuccessful stint
at Manchester United, the Australian failed a drugs test after moving to
Chelsea the previous season on a free transfer. He was subsequently banned for
nine months resulting in Chelsea giving him the boot.
Lee Bowyer
No stranger to the media spotlight, Lee Bowyer has been the
topic of many a conversation in pubs and stadiums all over the world. He has
had brawls in nightclubs as well as one with fellow team mate Kieron Dyer while
at Newcastle. In 1995, shortly after turning professional, Bowyer and fellow
team mate Dean Chandler both tested positive for cannabis. Bowyer was suspended
for 8 weeks, dropped from the England U-18s and enlisted in a rehabilitation
programme by the Football Association.
Fernando Couto
Couto was one of Portugal’s greatest ever players to
represent his country. He has played for many top clubs including Porto and Barcelona.
It was in 2001 while playing for Italian outfit Lazio when he failed a doping
test and found to have been taking nandralone. He received a nine month
worldwide footballing ban, but after serving only four months of his ban he
would be allowed play football for Lazio again.
Edgar Davids
In May 2001, the most famous of all glaucoma sufferers
Edgar Davids tested positive for an anabolic steroid and was banned by Fifa.
Rio Ferdinand
After joining Manchester United from fierce rivals Leeds
for a record sum of £30million he would miss a drugs test in September 2003. He
would live to regret it and was banned from January until September 2004.
Josep Guardiola
Pep was nearing the end of his career in 2001 when he would
be test positive for nandralone while playing for Brescia. He would receive a
four month ban but after six years of appealing the decision, he was cleared of
all charges and his reputation restored to its fullest.
Paddy Kenny
In 2008, Paddy Kenny tested positive for ephedrine. It was
believed that it was found in his system via cough medicine but the FA would
did not believe this story and In 2002 he would be banned for a total of nine
months.
Diego Maradonna
After testing positive for ephedrine at the World Cup 1994
in the America, Maradonna was suspended immediately and eventually he was
sanctioned for 18 months. No stranger to a sanction, Maradonna had previously
tested positive for cocaine while playing for Napoli.
Adrian Mutu
The Romanian Mutu, tested positive for cocaine in 2004 while
playing for London club Chelsea. He was banned for seven months by the
authorities and this would eventually lead to Chelsea sacking Mutu.
Romario
After a long and illustrious career that saw him become
idolised by thousands of people, at the age of 41 it was announced he had
tested positive for propecia. It was his defence that the drug was found in
anti-baldness medication that he was using at the time.
Hasan Sas
In 1998, after signing for Galatasaray for over $4million,
Hasan Sas was found to be doping, using a substance known as
Phenylpropanolamine. He was banned by Fifa for six months.
Jaap Stam
It was after playing for Manchester United, while playing for Lazio that Stam’s name would be
forever tarnished after he tested positive for nandrolone. This happened
shortly after Couto was found to be doping in the same year. Stam would receive
a five month ban which would be reduced to four after an appeal.
Kolo Toure
It was in March 2011 when it was revealed that Kolo had
failed a drugs test resulting in him being suspended by the club. WADA imposed
a six month worldwide ban on the City defender. He has yet to regain a regular
pace in the City defence.
