Post by Taxigirl on Jan 17, 2004 11:53:07 GMT
The Disciplinary Commission has revealed the reasons behind such varied treatment of nandrolone cases for Al-Saadi Gheddafi and Mohamed Kallon.
Both players failed random drug tests this season, but while the Libyan was suspended for just three months Kallon received an eight-month ban.
Gheddafi’s positive test was caused by a series of injections to cure a back ailment and this medicine contained elements of nandrolone, explained the statement.
The Perugia player is also suffering from an infection caused by parasites that has affected his steroidal metabolism.
As the club provided documentation to prove the introduction of nandrolone into his system was accidental and brought about to cure an ailment, the ban was minimal.
The Disciplinary Commission also agreed that Kallon had “taken a substance containing nandrolone unintentionally and in a single occasion.”
The Inter striker had tested positive with a very high level of nandrolone in his system after the 0-0 draw with Udinese, only to test negative a week later.
This suggests he swallowed something containing the substance accidentally, as an injection would have stayed in his system for longer than seven days.
“However,” continued the statement, “the only unequivocal fact here is that the player had in his system a banned substance that was over the legal limit and taken orally.”
Therefore although the Commission believed Kallon acted in good faith, there is no proof of this and the ban must be higher than Gheddafi’s.
Yesterday the Disciplinary Commission handed a six-month ban to Parma midfielder Manuele Blasi.
www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jan16i.html
Both players failed random drug tests this season, but while the Libyan was suspended for just three months Kallon received an eight-month ban.
Gheddafi’s positive test was caused by a series of injections to cure a back ailment and this medicine contained elements of nandrolone, explained the statement.
The Perugia player is also suffering from an infection caused by parasites that has affected his steroidal metabolism.
As the club provided documentation to prove the introduction of nandrolone into his system was accidental and brought about to cure an ailment, the ban was minimal.
The Disciplinary Commission also agreed that Kallon had “taken a substance containing nandrolone unintentionally and in a single occasion.”
The Inter striker had tested positive with a very high level of nandrolone in his system after the 0-0 draw with Udinese, only to test negative a week later.
This suggests he swallowed something containing the substance accidentally, as an injection would have stayed in his system for longer than seven days.
“However,” continued the statement, “the only unequivocal fact here is that the player had in his system a banned substance that was over the legal limit and taken orally.”
Therefore although the Commission believed Kallon acted in good faith, there is no proof of this and the ban must be higher than Gheddafi’s.
Yesterday the Disciplinary Commission handed a six-month ban to Parma midfielder Manuele Blasi.
www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jan16i.html