Drug testing in the EPL

[johntheclaret]

Here is an interesting development.

There will be a bit of a backlash from the players but at the end of the day, they are only being subjected to what other athletes have to conform to.

Thanks to The Mail (and others)

Plans to drug-test Premier League stars in their homes a 'step too far', fears PFA chief

Players' chiefs have served notice that they will fight plans for the Premier League's top stars to be tested for drug use in their own homes.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) claim the plan would be "an invasion of privacy".

Under the World Anti-Doping Association's (WADA) new code, a pool of 30 elite players will be forced to undergo up to five tests a year - not including those carried out after matches.

The move is to bring sportsmen such as footballers into line with Olympic athletes, who must provide details on their location for an hour each day, including holidays. PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said the players' union opposed some of the new regulations.

Taylor said: "We feel that to invade the privacy of a player's home would be a step too far. If we complain about anything to do with drug-testing then people think we might have something to hide, but football's record is extremely good and there has been a virtual absence of any performance-enhancing drugs, and that goes back decades.


Just wondered, how does it work in Australia with the AFL stars ?