G33
Well-Known Member
With the number of matches, limited recovery time and the seemingly ever-increasing performance levels that players must attain are we, as football fans, daft to think doping isn’t currently widespread in football?
Relatively low-interest sports such as cycling typically come to mind when this subject comes up, but considering the billions of £ at stake in the highest level, I’d be shocked if there isn’t a ton of performance-enhancing drugs being taken in our sport.
It’s pretty much common knowledge now that Messi was on human growth hormone. After Klopp came in at Liverpool a large number of players started taking asthma medications. Even Guardiola, best manager in the world currently, was banned for taking anabolic steroids which no-one seems to remember (it had slipped my mind anyway). I suppose a better question might be: if doping is widespread in football, do you even care?
Relatively low-interest sports such as cycling typically come to mind when this subject comes up, but considering the billions of £ at stake in the highest level, I’d be shocked if there isn’t a ton of performance-enhancing drugs being taken in our sport.
It’s pretty much common knowledge now that Messi was on human growth hormone. After Klopp came in at Liverpool a large number of players started taking asthma medications. Even Guardiola, best manager in the world currently, was banned for taking anabolic steroids which no-one seems to remember (it had slipped my mind anyway). I suppose a better question might be: if doping is widespread in football, do you even care?