Doping in football sponsored by Fancy Bears

[phonics]

So the hacking group that released the WADA documents have released documents pertaining to the 2010 World Cup and players that failed doping tests but were never named or punished.

I'll copy/paste the PDF but you can download it here: https://fancybear.net/pages/football.html

ALGERIA
BOUDEBOUZ, Ryad Triamcinolone - TUE
MATMOUR, Karim Formoterol – TUE
Salbutamol, Budesonide - DoU


ARGENTINA
MILITO, Diego Formoterol – TUE
Salbutamol, Budesonide, Betametasone – DoU
TEVEZ, Carlos Betamethasone – DoU
VERON, Juan Betamethasone – DoU
HEINZE, Gabriel Betamethasone – DoU
WATTER, Samuel Betamethasone - DoU


CHILE
ORELLANA VALENZUELA, Fabian Ariel Salbutamol – DoU
SUAZO PONTIVO, Humberto Andres Platelet derived preparation, intramuscular - TUE

COTE D’IVOIRE
AKALE, Kanga Salbutamol - DoU


GERMANY
TRÄSCH, Christian Salburtamol, Budesonid, Viani – TUE
GOMEZ, Mario Salbutamol - TUE
BUTT, Hans-Jörg Formoterol, Salbutamol – TUE
AOGO, Dennis Salbutamol - TUE


GREECE
TZAVELLAS, Georgios Betamethasone – TUE
KAPETANOS, Pantelis Celestone - DoU

ITALY
IAQUINTA, Vicenzo Betamethasone – TUE
CAMORANESI, Mauro Triamcinolone, Xylocaine – DoU


NETHERLANDS
KUYT, Dirk Dexamethasone root channel

NEW ZEALAND
BROWN, Tim Dexamethasone, Fentanyl, Sevredol – TUE
BARBAROUSES, Costa Triamcinolone – DoU
NELSON, Ryan Prednisone - TUE


SLOVAKIA
JAKUBKO, Martin Budesonide - DoU

SLOVENIA
SULER, Marco Formoterol – TUE
Salbutamol - DoU


USA
PEARCE, Heath Salbutamol - DoU

Famous players bolded

[SvN]

Some big names there - Gomez and Tevez in particular.

[phonics]

I unbolded one because I thought it was Walter Samuels.

Dirk Kuyt though, let down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Milito was on everything.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Maradona's team pumped full of the stuff, well I never.

Is there any indication of why all these weren't reported or sanctioned?

[SincereTheRebel]

Kuyt has hurt my heart with that. No Di Natale or totti is good though.

[Magic]

I suppose if your game is running around like a lunatic you really need to be doping.

[phonics]

Maradona's team pumped full of the stuff, well I never.

Is there any indication of why all these weren't reported or sanctioned?

The download is just two excel spreadsheets with the results/which lab they were done in and the PDF pasted above.

Looking at the sheet, all these tests were done in 2016/17 so this is the latest stuff I guess?

[John]

Kuyt has hurt my heart with that. No Di Natale or totti is good though.

Totti wasn't at the 2010 world cup. He retired after they won it in 2006.

[Weaver]

Betametasone looks like a popular middle name in Argentina, doesn't it?

No England players is good.

[phonics]

It's the only not disappointing thing about that entire campaign.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Our players were on ketamine if anything.

[SincereTheRebel]

Im pretty sure if russia were at the world cup, the list would be longer. They had state sponsored cheating.

[phonics]

They don't have those documents, Nick Harris (@sportingintelligence on Twitter) does though and has done really good stories on it.

[SincereTheRebel]

Our players were on ketamine if anything.

You updated the 0-0 thread scumbag?

[John Arne]

Watter Samuel? Presumably they mean Walter?

[McAvennie]

The methasones and salbutamol are treatments for asthma, and given that salbutamol is dished out like smarties to anyone that's ever been just a bit short of breath I'm not at all surprised that some footballers are taking it.

this is just a list of footballers taking relatively routine drugs with medical exemptions, not sure what the fuss is about

[Lewis]

Mario Gomez probably needs these things for nervousness.

[John Arne]

I always wondered just who much of an advantage these drugs would give you? 5 minutes more energy? Quicker recovery?

[SincereTheRebel]

In a game like football, I dont think it would make a massive amount of difference. But i suspct in a sport that is limited in its skill like cycling. It would make a huge difference as you only have to pedal the bike. Correct me if im wrong .

[John Arne]

In a game like football, I dont think it would make a massive amount of difference. But i suspct in a sport that is limited in its skill like cycling. It would make a huge difference as you only have to pedal the bike. Correct me if im wrong .

You have to steer as well.

[mugbull]

The methasones and salbutamol are treatments for asthma, and given that salbutamol is dished out like smarties to anyone that's ever been just a bit short of breath I'm not at all surprised that some footballers are taking it.

this is just a list of footballers taking relatively routine drugs with medical exemptions, not sure what the fuss is about

+1, not sure what the point of this document is

[Pepe]

If the 'relatively routine drugs' are illegal, then it is doping. If authorities know about the doping and decide to do nothing about it, then it is a conspiracy. Nothing to see here.

[McAvennie]

If the 'relatively routine drugs' are illegal, then it is doping. If authorities know about the doping and decide to do nothing about it, then it is a conspiracy. Nothing to see here.

Or they are taking drugs on the banned list, but doing so with a medical exemption that's sanctioned by the authorities, so no doping and no conspiracy, just a whole heap of nothing.

[Pepe]

Or they are taking drugs on the banned list, but doing so with a medical exemption that's sanctioned by the authorities, so no doping and no conspiracy, just a whole heap of nothing.

Could be. Or not. Don't worry, I am not taking my pitchfork out just because someone posted some spreadsheet. That doping doesn't happen in football is very unlikely though.

[phonics]

I can't imagine it just died out with Edgar Davids and Jaap Staam.

[Disco]

You'd have to be dumb as shit to think football is clean.

[phonics]

Antonio Conte's lot will be as up to their eyeballs in it as he was. Hence the tiny squad.

[Pepe]

Also, the abuse of TUEs is the big thing now when it comes to doping in cycling (ask Wiggins,) so they can't really just be brushed off either.

[GS]

The player has done nothing wrong if they have a TUE. If the drug shouldn't be permitted under a TUE, it would take a level of medical understanding beyond what the collective knowledge of Club Moronics possess to grasp.

There's nothing to see here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Antonio Conte's lot will be as up to their eyeballs in it as he was. Hence the tiny squad.

Absolutely no way Marcos the Murderer isn't on the happy pills.

[SvN]

The player has done nothing wrong if they have a TUE. If the drug shouldn't be permitted under a TUE, it would take a level of medical understanding beyond what the collective knowledge of Club Moronics possess to grasp.

There's nothing to see here.

That seems unnecessarily hostile.

[Lewis]

As if he has his own E-Club. You can't just start one and carry on like a big man.

[randomlegend]

I'm sure TUEs are abused, but considering it's an absolute statistical certainty there will be players with legitimate reasons to need certain drugs it's total nonsense to start labeling everyone with one a cheat.

Considering how short the list is I'm inclined to think they are pretty likely to be legit, especially considering the drugs involved are perfectly reasonable treatments for the very common conditions they are saying they are for (unlike that Maria Sharapova one where the drug was incredibly obscure and very rarely used for what she said it was for).

Seems like a load of nothing to me.