17 Feb, 2017 @ 09:30
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WADA slams ‘alarming’ lack of drug-testing in Spanish football

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fc_barcelona_-_bayer_04_leverkusen_7_mar_2012_59THE lack of drug-testing in La Liga has been labelled as ‘alarming’ by industry bosses.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has blasted the league for failing to carry out a single drug test so far this season.

It comes after WADA declared Spain’s anti-doping agency (ARPSAD) as non-compliant last March.

WADA had hoped FIFA or UEFA would take over the country’s drug testing while ARPSAD was brought back into compliance, but no agreement was struck.

“It will do little to instil confidence in clean sport at a time when it is needed most,” said a Wada statement.

“The lack of testing in a country with one of the leading football leagues worldwide for a period of almost 12 months is alarming.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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