Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being banned from all football for failing a drugs test.
The Ivorian has been hit with the suspension by the FA after admitting a doping offence for taking his wife's diet pills. The ban has been back dated to March 2 when he was suspended by his club, meaning he will not be able to kick a ball again anywhere until September 2.
The City defender had to sit out the last two months of the season and missed his team's FA Cup triumph over Stoke as well as seeing his team-mates wrap up third spot in the Premier League and thus Champions League qualification.
In confirming the ban on Thursday evening, the FA revealed that Toure will also be the subject of target testing for a period of two years, but admitted the defender did not take the pills to try and increase performance.
"He did not intend to enhance sporting performance or to mask the use of a performance enhancing substance," the statement read.
"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."
Toure admitted he was relieved the saga was over but claimed he was disappointed to have missed out on City's end of season successes.
“This has been a difficult period for me, and I am sad to have missed the team’s triumph of securing Champions League football for Manchester City and also the FA Cup victory at Wembley," commented Toure," he told City's official website.
"But I am relieved that I will be able to return to football in September and thank the FA’s commission for their understanding about my case in coming to their decision today.”
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曲加,卡維:bye:
原帖由 磁魂 於 2011-5-2711:55 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
曲加,卡維:bye:
唐寧 :bye:
原帖由 磁魂 於 2011-5-2711:55 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
曲加,卡維:bye:
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原帖由 FlyingDonkey 於 2011-5-2801:10 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/images/common/back.gif
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free transfer
不如另外開個夏季轉會Thread?
未firm
Sam Allardyce is poised to become the new manager of West Ham.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1391700/West-Ham-set-confirm-Sam-Allardyce-new-manager.html#ixzz1NdMs1nts
下屆carling cup , FA cup 請抽到 西咸大戰紐記
thank you
原帖由 熱刺#29戴維斯 於 2011-5-2804:34 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
未firm
Sam Allardyce is poised to become the new manager of West Ham.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1391700/West-Ham-set-confirm-Sam-Allardyce-new-manager.html#ixzz1Nd ...
西咸大戰暴力般得唔得:( :)
原帖由 截拳道小子 於 2011-5-2805:09 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
西咸大戰暴力般得唔得:( :)
下年佢地就高我地一個league:(
另外, 有冇人打算睇應該冇咩人想佢升班嘅雷丁重返英超:(
Allardyce ---> West Ham, firmed.
原帖由 史仔 於 2011-5-3009:16 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
另外, 有冇人打算睇應該冇咩人想佢升班嘅雷丁重返英超:(
夏迪 :(
原帖由 Zero 於 2011-5-3009:24 PM 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
Allardyce ---> West Ham, firmed.
:icon075: signing of the season :icon101:
下一步就係清走d瘀血
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夏迪 :(
我原本係想卡迪夫升架:icon101:
原帖由 熱刺#29戴維斯 於 2011-5-3022:19 發表 http://www.hkcmforum.com/images/common/back.gif
:icon075: signing of the season :icon101:
下一步就係清走d瘀血
:icon041: :icon041: :icon041: :icon041: :icon041:
如果搞x左咁多野到最後又係雷丁升班 (仲要走左頭號射手Sigurdsson , 個班底仍然係降落去果班)
即係話呢兩季英冠根本冇進步過
其他球隊難聽d講真係收皮吧la
而家有隊史雲斯
之前馬天尼斯教果陣已經幾對辦 (不過佢老哥自己升左去城隍就....)
家下坐正果個叫做都跟過下老摩 (雖然只係預備組阿頭)
大家甚至下季仲可以見到Van der Gun 對 Van der Vaart :icon082:
:( 車仔二隊升班在望 :(
燈爆
始終都係雷丁升:(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEmqgAQiyDw
扮野:icon120:
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249817_229223620427439_121517351198067_1079425_4233947_n.jpg
再見了, 這次真的不會再回來了罷
Houllier ---> Free, Health Problem.