#162 What is doping and how prevalent is it in soccer?

Soccer 101

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Sports, Soccer

4.9 • 822 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On today's episode, Graham is fresh from some injections and ready to join Taylor in discussing doping in soccer. What is it? How many different forms of doping are there? How do players get tested and what happens if they get caught? How prevalent has it been in the history of the sport? And how widespread might it be in the present day? All that and more in a somewhat depressing but mostly enlightening conversation!

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0:47.1	My name is Taylor Rockwell, and this week we're delving into the darker side of football to discuss doping.
0:52.8	It recently made headlines with the confirmation that Paul Pugba
0:55.4	would be suspended for four years after testing positive for banned substances, but he certainly
0:59.8	isn't the first and likely won't be the last. What is doping? How is it tested? Who else has been
1:04.7	caught? What are the punishments? Many questions to be answered. To do so, I'm joined by a man
1:09.2	who just got done with an intravenous
1:10.9	injection. He seems fully amped up and ready to go. Hi, Graham, Ruthman. Hello, Taylor
1:15.7	Rockwell. Yeah, they just turned up at my house today, but I was double screening it,
1:19.7	watching a Saudi Pro League game or a J League game or something. So, yeah, I had to turn them
1:24.8	away. I'm sure there'll be no repercussions. Yeah, none at all. None at all, Graham. I'm glad that you're fully fit and ready to go to discuss doping.
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