http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/2009/03/fifa-and-wada-at-odds-with-drug-policy/ Steroid Information and Resources Mon, 21 May 2012 13:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/2009/03/fifa-and-wada-at-odds-with-drug-policy/#comment-3121 steroidsources.com » WADA: Footballers Now Available for Drugs Tests Sun, 17 May 2009 22:53:45 +0000 http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/?p=389#comment-3121 [...] the WADA or World Anti-Doping Agency this week. After their rejection of the criticism made by the FIFA about the “whereabouts” rule, the WADA said that the world soccer governing body is in [...] [...] the WADA or World Anti-Doping Agency this week. After their rejection of the criticism made by the FIFA about the “whereabouts” rule, the WADA said that the world soccer governing body is in [...]

]]> http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/2009/03/fifa-and-wada-at-odds-with-drug-policy/#comment-2593 steroidsources.com » Football Olympics in Newcastle City May Not Push Through Because of WADA-FIFA Conflict Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:18:54 +0000 http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/?p=389#comment-2593 [...] as the venue for the upcoming world’s finest young footballers on the 2012 Olympics. However, football’s ruling bodies have not accepted the new rule laid down by the World Anti-Doping Agency [...] [...] as the venue for the upcoming world’s finest young footballers on the 2012 Olympics. However, football’s ruling bodies have not accepted the new rule laid down by the World Anti-Doping Agency [...]

]]> http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/2009/03/fifa-and-wada-at-odds-with-drug-policy/#comment-2592 steroidsources.com » FIFA Needs Exemption On New Testing Policy: Expert Says Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:11:56 +0000 http://www.steroidsources.com/Steroid-Information/?p=389#comment-2592 [...] FIFA, football’s governing body, contested parts of the new testing code which mandated elite athletes in ALL sports to be available for testing every day. This caused a rift between the World Anti-Doping Agency and FIFA. Martial Saugy, adviser to both groups and director of the WADA-accredited Swiss doping laboratory in Lausanne, said that players could go untested offseason for two weeks. Four weeks is too long, two would be more acceptable. He said that fighting doping should not treat athletes like prisoners. Anyway, the laboratory that Saugy heads can still detect any trace of usage after a two week period without any tracing. [...] [...] FIFA, football’s governing body, contested parts of the new testing code which mandated elite athletes in ALL sports to be available for testing every day. This caused a rift between the World Anti-Doping Agency and FIFA. Martial Saugy, adviser to both groups and director of the WADA-accredited Swiss doping laboratory in Lausanne, said that players could go untested offseason for two weeks. Four weeks is too long, two would be more acceptable. He said that fighting doping should not treat athletes like prisoners. Anyway, the laboratory that Saugy heads can still detect any trace of usage after a two week period without any tracing. [...]

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