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CANNAVARO FAILS DRUGS TEST

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Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has failed a dope test after taking a medicine that contained the banned substance cortisone.


Juventus insist the 2006 World Player of the Year's adverse test result was due to an injection following an insect sting last August which could have been fatal had the club's medical team not intervened.


The veteran defender requested an exemption on the grounds of having taken a medication in the case of an emergency but his request was missing a document and while awaiting a decision he was subjected to an anti-doping test, which returned a positive result.


Cannavaro is currently on international duty preparing for Italy's last two World Cup qualifiers against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday and then at home to Cyprus on Wednesday.


The 36-year-old is suspended for the Ireland match but was expected to return to the team he captained to World Cup glory in 2006 for the Cyprus game.


He is due to be interviewed by the Italian Olympic Committee's (Coni) anti-doping prosecutor Etorre Torri on Friday morning in Turin.


Coni released a statement on its website explaining the circumstances of the positive test without revealing if any action has been taken against the player.


"After an Italian player made a request for an exemption for therapeutic reasons for medicine given in an emergency, CONI's Therapeutic Exemption Committee requested via registered letter that the Emergency Room doctor's certificate be added to the documentation sent," CONI explained on their official website.


"In the meantime, the athlete was subjected to an anti-doping test and the result was positive."


Juventus, who maintain they acted within doping rules and will co-operate with the IOC's investigation, have since responded with their own statement on the club's official website, www.juventus.com.


It read: "With regards to the news of the launch of an investigation by the Procura Antidoping (CONI) involving player Fabio Cannavaro, the medical division of Juventus state that they acted within the sanitary prescriptions and the deontological rules, intervening in an urgent manner - last August - following the worsening of the clinical condition following the sting by an insect.

"On that occasion a medical remedy which was indispensable in order to prevent eventual complications, even lethal ones, was used.

"The player and the medical staff of Juventus will be at the disposal of the Procura to clarify this issue as soon as possible, as well as eventual documentation."
 
i read this yesterday ... for some reason, i'm inclined to believe it that he's clean. but who knows nowadays.
 
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36346.msg960298#msg960298 date=1255087029]
i read this yesterday ... for some reason, i'm inclined to believe it that he's clean. but who knows nowadays.
[/quote]

Let's wait for Ross for the definitive answer *cheeky JOKEY wink*
 
[quote author=Doped White Mouse link=topic=36346.msg960311#msg960311 date=1255088916]
Is cortisone actually a performance enhancer?
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It's all a bit silly these days, isn't it? I don't see cortisone as anything more than a performance sustainer. I guess it could be a short term stimulant but it's a downright perverse one to try. The criteria these days seem quite arbitrary. Instead of penalising the real cheats they're forever chasing people who've had Lemsip or sudafed!
 
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=36346.msg960314#msg960314 date=1255089214]
[quote author=Doped White Mouse link=topic=36346.msg960311#msg960311 date=1255088916]
Is cortisone actually a performance enhancer?
[/quote]

It's all a bit silly these days, isn't it? I don't see cortisone as anything more than a performance sustainer. I guess it could be a short term stimulant but it's a downright perverse one to try. The criteria these days seem quite arbitrary. Instead of penalising the real cheats they're forever chasing people who've had Lemsip or sudafed!
[/quote]

Maybe it has something to do with cortisone having a painkilling effect and therefore allowing a player to perform better without pain? But I highly doubt that any medical staff of a professional football club would suggest the use of cortisone for a longer period of time. The side effects would be too severe, wouldn't they?
 
Yes, I think that's why it's used far less frequently these days. They used to keep injecting it until they discovered the long-term damage it can do. Hansen had too much of it, quite a few players did.
 
I tell you exactly what's gonna happen............ NOTHING.

Juventus will look after Cannavaro in this matter.
 
[quote author=themn link=topic=36346.msg960307#msg960307 date=1255088612]

[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=36346.msg960298#msg960298 date=1255087029]
i read this yesterday ... for some reason, i'm inclined to believe it that he's clean. but who knows nowadays.
[/quote]

Let's wait for Ross for the definitive answer *cheeky JOKEY wink*
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Well regardless of whether he's clear or not Themn, I don't think he'll be banned. It would make it more tough for Italy to guarantee winning the group and we know how much FIFA hate putting obstacles in the way of the big countries.

It seems a fairly innocent event anyway , but the one suspicion I would have is that a cortisone shot isn't the normal treatment for a wasp sting. Anti-histamines or a shot of adreniline would be the normal thing. Cortisone is an anti inflammatory but doesn't deal with allergies.

Cannavaro has a bit of a history too doesn't he ? 1999 UEFA Cup final, he was playing for Parma. The night before he was caught on camera with a drip connected into his arm. Nobody knows what it contained.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36346.msg960429#msg960429 date=1255107399]It seems a fairly innocent event anyway , but the one suspicion I would have is that a cortisone shot isn't the normal treatment for a wasp sting. Anti-histamines or a shot of adreniline would be the normal thing. Cortisone is an anti inflammatory but doesn't deal with allergies.
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Injected cortisone isn't typical first line treatment for wasp sting but topical cortisone is actually first line therapy, along with oral antihistamines (assuming patient isn't in anaphylactic shock). Although I'm surprised at the use of injected steroids, it's not unreasonable. Cortisone (along with other steroids) are indeed used for allergies as allergies are an immune response and steroids modify immune response.
 
Former AC Milan Star Reveals Doping Culture
A former AC Milan player with a rare and fatal disease which has baffled medical experts has admitted he and other players in the Italian club were 'victims' of doping in the 1960s and 70s.

Carlo Petrini is one of dozens of ex-footballers in Italy suffering from the fatal ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - a classic motor neuron disease which is progressive and fatal, and whose cause is unknown.

Now aged 60, Petrini says he and others were 'victims' of a culture of doping at the Italian club, who won the first of their seven European Cup/Champions League titles in 1963.

'As well as being given medicine, I was also a victim of doping. I say victim, because to me that's what I am,' Petrini, who notably also played for Genoa, Torino and Roma, told the Sky Sport 24 on Friday.

'The first time, the doctor, masseur and coach came into the dressing room. The doctor had a vial in his hands which looked like a bottle of Orangina with a soft stopper.

'At that time disposable syringes didn't exist so big glass syringes that were boiled up along with the needles were used. That day, the needle went into the vial five times before being injected into five different thighs.

'It was only afterwards that we realised what we'd been given because whether it was running, jumping, falling, or going for goal we had energy to burn. We felt fresh and just didn't run out of energy.

'Every day there were injections going around. Some (players) injected themselves because they didn't trust the masseurs.'

Petrini, who in 2001 published a book in which he slammed past doping practices in the game, said some of the side effects of the unknown products he claims were administered was producing 'light green saliva'.

He added: 'Sometimes your tongue was so swollen it filled the entire mouth. We had to run about with our mouths open.

'At the end of the match we thought it would end there, but you had so much energy left you couldn't sit still. At three or four (o'clock) in the morning, when fatigue started to set in, you'd fall asleep on the spot.'

Petrini said his reason for speaking out is the lack of accountability from the club's past management.

"No one took the time to find out whether these (doping) products were harmful or could cause irreparable damage to our health," he added.

'When you're 20 years old, you think you'll live forever, that you're untouchable so you don't put up any resistance.

'It would be hypocritical to now say, 'I wouldn't do that again'. But if someone had said to us back then, 'Listen guys, if you take this you should know you risk a few problems in 30 years time', then I would have refused.'
 
A quick google shows he was also at Juve at a time when their training was raided and 281 illegal substances were found there.

There has been quite a bit of doping in Italian football in the past 20 years.

Jaap Stam was caught Milan.
Pep Guardiola at Brescia.

I'm pretty there were a couple more Dutch players caught out in Italy too
 
[quote author=darkstarexodus link=topic=36346.msg960431#msg960431 date=1255107831]
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36346.msg960429#msg960429 date=1255107399]It seems a fairly innocent event anyway , but the one suspicion I would have is that a cortisone shot isn't the normal treatment for a wasp sting. Anti-histamines or a shot of adreniline would be the normal thing. Cortisone is an anti inflammatory but doesn't deal with allergies.
[/quote]

Injected cortisone isn't typical first line treatment for wasp sting but topical cortisone is actually first line therapy, along with oral antihistamines (assuming patient isn't in anaphylactic shock). Although I'm surprised at the use of injected steroids, it's not unreasonable. Cortisone (along with other steroids) are indeed used for allergies as allergies are an immune response and steroids modify immune response.
[/quote]

What would you know about it that google wouldn't ? 😉
 
[quote author=Doped White Mouse link=topic=36346.msg960322#msg960322 date=1255089804]
[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=36346.msg960314#msg960314 date=1255089214]
[quote author=Doped White Mouse link=topic=36346.msg960311#msg960311 date=1255088916]
Is cortisone actually a performance enhancer?
[/quote]

It's all a bit silly these days, isn't it? I don't see cortisone as anything more than a performance sustainer. I guess it could be a short term stimulant but it's a downright perverse one to try. The criteria these days seem quite arbitrary. Instead of penalising the real cheats they're forever chasing people who've had Lemsip or sudafed!
[/quote]

Maybe it has something to do with cortisone having a painkilling effect and therefore allowing a player to perform better without pain? But I highly doubt that any medical staff of a professional football club would suggest the use of cortisone for a longer period of time. The side effects would be too severe, wouldn't they?
[/quote]

Doesn't really make sense though does it? Painkilling injections are a common feature of modern sport, allowing players to play through the pain of injuries and knocks.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=36346.msg960434#msg960434 date=1255108076]
A quick google shows he was also at Juve at a time when their training was raided and 281 illegal substances were found there.

There has been quite a bit of doping in Italian football in the past 20 years.

Jaap Stam was caught Milan.
Pep Guardiola at Brescia.

I'm pretty there were a couple more Dutch players caught out in Italy too
[/quote]

Mutu was probably in Italy when he developed his habit
 
Former AC Milan Star Reveals Doping Culture

A former AC Milan player with a rare and fatal disease which has baffled medical experts has admitted he and other players in the Italian club were 'victims' of doping in the 1960s and 70s.

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Yep.

There was a massive enquiry in the 90's into what the clubs in Italy were giving their players.

Many players were questioned in court - Baggio, Del Piero, Vialli.... just to name a few.

What was happeningw as that clubs like Milan and Juventus were giving players some banned medicines/substances - but players did not know that what they were being given was banned/illegal within the sport.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=36346.msg960474#msg960474 date=1255117012]
DOES IT NEED TO BE IN CAPITALS?
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ha ha !
 
Its no secret to well informed people that Italy was the kingdom of doping.
Im not surprised in the slightest with Cannavaro's test and even less with the excuse given.
Most success from Italian teams in football, cycling, ski, etc.. in the late 80's and 90's etc come from doping and the use of EPO.
It has changed a bit now with people fighting that doping culture and we're hearing more and more about these kind of stories.
10 years ago Cannavaro's failed test would never have been revealed.
 
They wouldn't administer a topical cortisone cream for a 'life-threatening' wasp sting. First-line treatment is Adrenaline, followed by IV hydrocortisone, so that is more plausible. But the medics should have known it was a banned substance and sorted out the appropriate paperwork.
 
It's typical, everyone nicked for anything now says it was a throat medicine, wasp sting treatment, piles cream ,etc, etc.

It doesnt matter even if it was, it's still not allowed, & it's the players responsibility to make sure he doesnt take prohinited substances, no-one elses.
 
To be honest, mate, I think the system's overly harsh. People don't always have their 'work head' on, especially when their sick, so you can appreciate how easy it would be to mess up.

There has to be a way of distinguishing between an honest mistake and a drugs cheat, and as such, I find there's more at fault with the system than the players. Whilst you don't want a system which allows cheats to operate, you also don't want the thousands of legit players living in a state of fear.

Although if I was earning a similar level of cash to most footballers, I'd have someone to take care of everything for me.
 
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=36346.msg960813#msg960813 date=1255232657]
To be honest, mate, I think the system's overly harsh. People don't always have their 'work head' on, especially when their sick, so you can appreciate how easy it would be to mess up.

There has to be a way of distinguishing between an honest mistake and a drugs cheat, and as such, I find there's more at fault with the system than the players. Whilst you don't want a system which allows cheats to operate, you also don't want the thousands of legit players living in a state of fear.

Although if I was earning a similar level of cash to most footballers, I'd have someone to take care of everything for me.
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They do. Ask any footy player with a Prem club, even at under 18s level & they will tell you the team medical team has a specific member of staff they have to contact before taking any medicine not on a list they have already been given. At Liverpool I know for for a fact they can phone them 24 hours a day if needs be, I assume all clubs have the same.
 
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