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Doping: Five footballers banned so far for artificially boosting performances

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New Delhi: Doping in football, as described by FIFA, is when players take a prohibited substance or use prohibited methods to improve their performance.

Five footballers have so far been suspended or banned from football after being found involved in doping.

They are:

Many sports bodies view doping as a destroyer of the sports spirit and fair sport as it enhances sports performance by boosting the body’s energy.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) explains specifically androgens, blood doping, peptide hormones, stimulants, cannabinoids, narcotics, and diuretics as the categories of prohibited substances and techniques in sports.