ZURICH (AP) β FIFA says it has “no indications” that football is implicated in alleged widespread doping and corruption in Russian sports.
FIFA says it “monitors carefully the reports concerning doping in Russia and is in close contact” with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
German broadcaster ARD and French sports daily L’Equipe reported Wednesday that there was systematic doping in athletics, linked to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Moscow and Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
An IAAF ethics panel is investigating the claims.
FIFA intends to use the Moscow lab to test samples from players at the 2018 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup warm-up tournament.
Russian national team players were tested by FIFA before and during this year’s World Cup in Brazil. No positive tests were given.
