Welcome, everybody to Soccer One-O-1. My name is Taylor Rockwell, and this week we're delving into the darker side of football to discuss doping.

It recently made headlines with a confirmation that Paul Pugba would be suspended for four years after testing positive for banned substances,

but he certainly isn't the first and likely won't be the last.

What is doping? How is it tested? Who else has been caught? What are the punishments?

Many questions to be answered.

To do so, I'm joined by a man who just got done with an intravenous injection. He seems fully amped up and ready to go. Hi, Graham, Ruffin. Hello, Taylor Rockwell. Yeah, they just turned up at my house today, but I was double-screening it watching a Saudi Pro League game or a J-League game or something, so yeah, I had to turn them away.

I'm sure there'll be no repercussions.

Yeah, none at all.

None at all, none at all, Graham. a Saudi Pro League game or a J League game or something. So, yeah, I had to turn them away.

I'm sure there'll be no repercussions.

Yeah, none at all. None at all, not at all, Graham. I'm glad that you're fully fit and ready to go to discuss doping. As I said, I think it was a big story recently because of Paul Pogba, but it has been a big story in the past. if we're getting into the very basics of this one, what is doping?

Yeah, so doping?

Yeah, so doping is defined as the consumption of performance-enhancing materials and banned substances

that are designed to improve sporting performance.

That's what I found on the World Anti-Doping Agency website, WADA.

So since 2004, that body has been accepted as the world

authority on doping in sport, not just in soccer, and they establish the world anti-doping

code. And FIFA adheres to that code. They've adopted that code. FIFA doesn't permit

doping in football, and there is a

banned list of, there's a list of banned substances.

And if we just broaden it out very quickly to look at other

sports, obviously it's been rife in other sports, like cycling,

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