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Bundesliga players to be screened for doping

Bundesliga players will undergo blood tests for the first time this season, it was announced late on Wednesday.

Published: 8 August 2013 08:17 CEST
Bundesliga players to be screened for doping
DFL head Reinhard Rauball. Photo: DPA

No exact starting date has yet been agreed, said Reinhard Rauball, the president of the German football league. “I can’t provide a precise date, but they will start as soon as possible,” said Rauball.

German league officials pledged in July to introduce blood tests which will be carried out along with existing urine tests to bring football into line with other major sports.

Wednesday’s announcement comes just two days after Germany’s interior ministry published a report which described a broad government-backed doping programme by West Germany in the 1970s.

AFP/jlb

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RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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