The Ultimate Soccer Thread 2010-2011 VOL. Premier league, La Liga, Serie A & Bundesliga

Originally Posted by HAM CITY

What did Kolo get banned six months for? Not that drug test???
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Yup.
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Kolo Toure banned for six months

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being handed a six-month ban from all football for failing a drugs test.

The ban is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure's provisional suspension began.

He is free to play from 2 September, but will also be target-tested for a period of two years from 26 May.

"This has been a difficult period, and I am sad to have missed the team's triumph of securing Champions League football and the FA Cup," Toure said.

"But I am relieved that I will be able to return to football in September and thank the FA's commission for their understanding."

An independent regulatory commission, which could have issued anything from a warning to a two-year ban by way of punishment, reached the verdict after a hearing on Thursday.

Toure admitted the offence - his first - contrary to Regulation 3 of the FA Doping Regulations 2010-11. But the panel took into consideration the circumstances behind his use of water tablets belonging to his wife.

On 4 March, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger - who brought Toure to England by signing him - revealed: "He wants to control his weight a little bit because that's where he has some problems and he took the product of his wife.

"He is a boy that has a clean life, a very honest living. I just think it is a mistake."

Headed up by Christopher Quinlan QC, the commission were satisfied Toure did not intend to enhance sporting performance or to mask the use of a performance-enhancing substance.

One member of the panel had felt he should not have been banned for longer than three months but the majority disagreed.

Quinlan said: "The criterion in assessing any reduction in what would otherwise be the minimum penalty of two years' suspension is the player's degree of fault. The player accepted he was at fault and with that concession we agree.

"He was at fault in the limited and perfunctory efforts he made in relation to the water tablets; the checks he made in relation to those tablets were inadequate and fell some way below what it would be reasonable to expect of a professional footballer in these circumstances.

"In fixing the appropriate period of suspension we had regard to all the relevant matters we have read and heard during the course of the hearing.

"The period of suspension suggested by Mr Lewis QC was one not in excess of three months. With respect, we disagree. In our judgment, the appropriate period of suspension is one of six months commencing on 2 March 2011."

The ruling means he cannot participate in any football match or any other football-related activity other than anti-doping education or rehabilitation programmes, until his ban expires.

The decision completes a nightmare season for Toure, which began with him losing the Manchester City captaincy to Carlos Tevez on 18 August.

Toure was tested at the Manchester derby in February, when he was an unused substitute. The Ivory Coast defender was suspended on 3 March after his A-sample tested positive for "a specified substance".

Toure is under contract with City until the summer of 2013. He was one of several high-profile arrivals in the summer of 2009 as then-manager Mark Hughes spent more than £100m on new players.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/...s/m/man_city/9498185.stm

Published: 2011/05/26 23:36:14 GMT

[emoji]169[/emoji] BBC 2011
Lost the captaincy, missed out on helping his team win the FA Cup and helping his squad secure their spot in the CL and then he gets a 6 month ban...rough year for the man.  His brother's year was almost the polar opposite.
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Originally Posted by HAM CITY

What did Kolo get banned six months for? Not that drug test???
Click to expand...

Yup.
sport_logo.gif


Kolo Toure banned for six months

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being handed a six-month ban from all football for failing a drugs test.

The ban is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure's provisional suspension began.

He is free to play from 2 September, but will also be target-tested for a period of two years from 26 May.

"This has been a difficult period, and I am sad to have missed the team's triumph of securing Champions League football and the FA Cup," Toure said.

"But I am relieved that I will be able to return to football in September and thank the FA's commission for their understanding."

An independent regulatory commission, which could have issued anything from a warning to a two-year ban by way of punishment, reached the verdict after a hearing on Thursday.

Toure admitted the offence - his first - contrary to Regulation 3 of the FA Doping Regulations 2010-11. But the panel took into consideration the circumstances behind his use of water tablets belonging to his wife.

On 4 March, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger - who brought Toure to England by signing him - revealed: "He wants to control his weight a little bit because that's where he has some problems and he took the product of his wife.

"He is a boy that has a clean life, a very honest living. I just think it is a mistake."

Headed up by Christopher Quinlan QC, the commission were satisfied Toure did not intend to enhance sporting performance or to mask the use of a performance-enhancing substance.

One member of the panel had felt he should not have been banned for longer than three months but the majority disagreed.

Quinlan said: "The criterion in assessing any reduction in what would otherwise be the minimum penalty of two years' suspension is the player's degree of fault. The player accepted he was at fault and with that concession we agree.

"He was at fault in the limited and perfunctory efforts he made in relation to the water tablets; the checks he made in relation to those tablets were inadequate and fell some way below what it would be reasonable to expect of a professional footballer in these circumstances.

"In fixing the appropriate period of suspension we had regard to all the relevant matters we have read and heard during the course of the hearing.

"The period of suspension suggested by Mr Lewis QC was one not in excess of three months. With respect, we disagree. In our judgment, the appropriate period of suspension is one of six months commencing on 2 March 2011."

The ruling means he cannot participate in any football match or any other football-related activity other than anti-doping education or rehabilitation programmes, until his ban expires.

The decision completes a nightmare season for Toure, which began with him losing the Manchester City captaincy to Carlos Tevez on 18 August.

Toure was tested at the Manchester derby in February, when he was an unused substitute. The Ivory Coast defender was suspended on 3 March after his A-sample tested positive for "a specified substance".

Toure is under contract with City until the summer of 2013. He was one of several high-profile arrivals in the summer of 2009 as then-manager Mark Hughes spent more than £100m on new players.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/...s/m/man_city/9498185.stm

Published: 2011/05/26 23:36:14 GMT

[emoji]169[/emoji] BBC 2011
Lost the captaincy, missed out on helping his team win the FA Cup and helping his squad secure their spot in the CL and then he gets a 6 month ban...rough year for the man.  His brother's year was almost the polar opposite.
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Originally Posted by trunks206

Originally Posted by HAM CITY

What did Kolo get banned six months for? Not that drug test???
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Yup.
Click to expand...
Lost the captaincy, missed out on helping his team win the FA Cup and helping his squad secure their spot in the CL and then he gets a 6 month ban...rough year for the man.  His brother's year was almost the polar opposite.

Damn I thought it was dro or something. Six months is OD.
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Originally Posted by trunks206

Originally Posted by HAM CITY

What did Kolo get banned six months for? Not that drug test???
Click to expand...
Yup.
Click to expand...
Lost the captaincy, missed out on helping his team win the FA Cup and helping his squad secure their spot in the CL and then he gets a 6 month ban...rough year for the man.  His brother's year was almost the polar opposite.

Damn I thought it was dro or something. Six months is OD.
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not really they back dated it too.. Rio got an 8 month ban for missing a drug test.. not failing, MISSING... FA always been a bit harsh on us
 
not really they back dated it too.. Rio got an 8 month ban for missing a drug test.. not failing, MISSING... FA always been a bit harsh on us
 
here's some interesting stats of the two teams playing in the CL final:


- Manchester Utd are the only unbeaten side in the Champions League this season (nine wins,three draws).

- Barcelona’s only defeat in the Champions League this season was in London,when they lost 2-1 at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last February.

- Barcelona are the best attacking side in this season’s competition with 27 goals while Manchester United possess the best defence with four goals conceded in 12 games.

- Barcelona are the only side to have completed more than 90% of passes in the Champions League this season (90.9%),whilst Xavi and Sergio Busquets are the only players to have completed more than 1,000 passes (1,103 and 1,035 respectively).

- If Alex Ferguson lifts the trophy at Wembley,he will join Bob Paisley as the most decorated manager in the history of the Champions League/European Cup with three wins.

- Barcelona have not failed to score in their last 20 Champions League games.The last side to stop them from finding the net were Rubin Kazan in November 2009.

- Barcelona were the last side to lift the Champions League trophy at Wembley when they won it in 1992 (1-0 v Sampdoria,after extra-time).

- This is the seventh time Barcelona have reached the final of the Champions League/European Cup,including three in the last six editions.
They have won it three times and finished runners-up three times.

- Alex Ferguson is the third manager to lead a team to four Champions League/European Cup finals (1999,2008,2009,2011),after Miguel Muñoz and Marcello Lippi.

- If Barcelona beat Manchester Utd at Wembley,Spain will overtake Italy in terms of most Champions League/European Cup trophies.
At the moment,they are tied on 12 trophies each,with England a close third(11).

- Lionel Messi is the top scorer this season in the Champions League with 11 goals.
If he keeps hold of top spot,he would become the first player to win it outright in three consecutive seasons in the history of the European Cup.
He is already Barcelona’s leading scorer in the history of the competition (36 goals).

- Edwin Van der Sar will become the oldest player to win the Champions League/European Cup if Manchester Utd are victorious.
The oldest player to feature in the final remains Juventus ‘keeper Dino Zoff: he was 41 years and 86 days old when he played Hamburg in the 1983 final (lost 0-1).
 
here's some interesting stats of the two teams playing in the CL final:


- Manchester Utd are the only unbeaten side in the Champions League this season (nine wins,three draws).

- Barcelona’s only defeat in the Champions League this season was in London,when they lost 2-1 at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last February.

- Barcelona are the best attacking side in this season’s competition with 27 goals while Manchester United possess the best defence with four goals conceded in 12 games.

- Barcelona are the only side to have completed more than 90% of passes in the Champions League this season (90.9%),whilst Xavi and Sergio Busquets are the only players to have completed more than 1,000 passes (1,103 and 1,035 respectively).

- If Alex Ferguson lifts the trophy at Wembley,he will join Bob Paisley as the most decorated manager in the history of the Champions League/European Cup with three wins.

- Barcelona have not failed to score in their last 20 Champions League games.The last side to stop them from finding the net were Rubin Kazan in November 2009.

- Barcelona were the last side to lift the Champions League trophy at Wembley when they won it in 1992 (1-0 v Sampdoria,after extra-time).

- This is the seventh time Barcelona have reached the final of the Champions League/European Cup,including three in the last six editions.
They have won it three times and finished runners-up three times.

- Alex Ferguson is the third manager to lead a team to four Champions League/European Cup finals (1999,2008,2009,2011),after Miguel Muñoz and Marcello Lippi.

- If Barcelona beat Manchester Utd at Wembley,Spain will overtake Italy in terms of most Champions League/European Cup trophies.
At the moment,they are tied on 12 trophies each,with England a close third(11).

- Lionel Messi is the top scorer this season in the Champions League with 11 goals.
If he keeps hold of top spot,he would become the first player to win it outright in three consecutive seasons in the history of the European Cup.
He is already Barcelona’s leading scorer in the history of the competition (36 goals).

- Edwin Van der Sar will become the oldest player to win the Champions League/European Cup if Manchester Utd are victorious.
The oldest player to feature in the final remains Juventus ‘keeper Dino Zoff: he was 41 years and 86 days old when he played Hamburg in the 1983 final (lost 0-1).
 
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