We have had Rio Ferdinand missing a drugs test which led to a eight month ban, now last night we have another Premier League player failing one.
Last night it was confirmed that Manchester City defender Kolo Toure had failed a drugs test which he took after the Manchester Derby three weeks ago, a game the defender didn't play in.
Firstly look at the facts, Toure's test returned positive meaning he had failed the test, meaning the Ivorian player has taken a specified substance, now what must be investigated is what did Toure take and did he do it intentionally?
Today Arsene Wenger came out in defence of the player saying he had spoken to him and that Toure had told him he had taken one of his wifes slimming tablets, the shame for Toure is that the only thing he looks set to lose after this is his career.
Of course there is hope for the player as he has until the 9th March to have sample B tested which if that was to return negative then he would be cleared and the case closed, however this rarely happens.
The maximum ban is two years and Toure and City will obviously will be keen to avoid this sentence. We await eagerly as to the outcome of this fascinating storyline.....as to any football players worried about their weight, maybe just stick to 'slim-fast' for now.
Let me know what you think. Do you think Toure is guilty and what punishment should be handed to the player?
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