I don't think top-flight football will have many, if any, dopers.
First of all the attention surrounding the game is considerably higher than than of professional cycling and the money to carry out drug testing is also there. We're having footballers caught out for taking weight loss medication and other footballers facing bans for missing drug tests. They take it seriously. Additionally most clubs have even more regular drug testing for their own players.
The benefits are also minor, you're not going to get a massive advantage by doping. It's primarily a technical sport, football is not a contest of athleticism to the degree it is in cycling. A relatively weak player can be the best in the world (Messi) whereas this isn't true in cycling.
So even the increased risk of getting caught and the decreased benefits of taking them in the first place, why bother?
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Originally Posted by mertle
the clinic website mainly for cyclist have thread on this investigation. Pretty clued up have been involved trying crack doping from sport. I doubt we would got lance armstrong without the pressure they did.
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=13168 |
I remember that forum. Those people are nuts. They think everybody is doping if they win. They seem convinced Team Sky, Team GB and Bradley Wiggins all doped. A lot of them seem to be Australians....