Champions League free drugs

Posted on | Thursday, June 16, 2011 | No Comments

Nyon - Controversy over the field coloring mat Champions League 2010/2011 season.Still the best club of Europe's elite competition is free of cheating in the form of the use of doping.

According to a report released by UEFA through its official website on Wednesday(16/06/2011) local time. Although not yet completed all the samples examined, the European football authorities that guarantee the absence of illicit drug use in the competition in the 2010/2011 season.

Mentioned that throughout the competition, since the preliminary round until the finalwhich brought Barcelona vs Manchester United at Wembley, there are 740 dopingsamples examined. And of that number about 80% of them were analyzed using anti-EPO, a substance that can improve physical strength endurance player.

Eight teams qualify for the quarterfinals carry out checks on 60% of matches in which they live, while the two finalists to undergo examination in almost 70% match dilakoni.While the 19 major players Barca and the Red Devils at least perform up to three timesthroughout the season.

UEFA took the sample examination not only in the matchday because 60% sample was taken just outside of game day. So no surprise that clubs are often surprised by thesudden visit of UEFA who intend to take a urine sample for examination.

The revelation about the release of the UEFA Champions League from doping as well as capturing slanted news about drug use by players of Barcelona. The Catalans hadbeen accused of doping by a radio station in Spain, which is directly refuted by the cluband the players.

Champions League not only free from the use of doping because other UEFAcompetitions namely arable Europa League also declared free of drugs.