Doping

No Doping barrier against Sakho

The UEFA the Doping proceedings against the French football player Mamadou Sakho. The defender of Liverpool FC and, therefore, protégé of coach Jürgen Klopp remains eligible to play.

The Doping procedure against the not for the EM-nominated French football player Mamadou Sakho is dropped. UEFA announced the decision of the independent control, ethics and Diziplinar Commission on Friday. The decision was made after a meeting with lawyers of the player from Liverpool FC and experts from the world Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Paris. Sakhos lawyers had successfully argued that the French are proven fat burners’m on the ban list of the UEFA. “I’m glad it’s finally over,” was Sakho cited in a communication from the Liverpool FC: “It was a difficult time for me, but I knew I had done nothing wrong.”

The 26-Year-old was after the Europa League game at Manchester United on 17. March been positively tested. Twelve days after the positive sample, he graduated from the EM-Finalist France against Russia 28. Countries game. Through the findings he had been briefly locked, but then again eligible to play. Nevertheless, national team coach Didier Deschamps in his 23-man squad on the defensive player refused.

og (sid, dpa)