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Premiership player tests positive for cocaine
By Alan Nixon, Independent
13 April 2004
An unnamed Premiership club has suspended one of their players after he failed an internal club drugs test.
The young striker was found to have traces of a recreational substance, believed to be cocaine, after a routine medical check. The club made the discovery a few weeks ago but managed to keep it secret.
The player was fined the maximum possible two weeks' wages and is officially on the club's injured list. He will not play again this season while further tests are made on him. The player has given the club his version of events and how the drug was found to be in his system.
Officials are dealing with the matter internally and are checking the player regularly to make sure there is no repeat offence. There was no need to alert the Football Association as the matter came to light during an in-house investigation. But the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association, has been informed.
By Alan Nixon, Independent
13 April 2004
An unnamed Premiership club has suspended one of their players after he failed an internal club drugs test.
The young striker was found to have traces of a recreational substance, believed to be cocaine, after a routine medical check. The club made the discovery a few weeks ago but managed to keep it secret.
The player was fined the maximum possible two weeks' wages and is officially on the club's injured list. He will not play again this season while further tests are made on him. The player has given the club his version of events and how the drug was found to be in his system.
Officials are dealing with the matter internally and are checking the player regularly to make sure there is no repeat offence. There was no need to alert the Football Association as the matter came to light during an in-house investigation. But the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association, has been informed.
