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"FIFA's chief medical officer has remarked that Brazil, the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014, has to foot part of the bill to fly blood and urine samples of footballers to Switzerland for doping tests."

"The chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has provisionally suspended a Zimbabwean international footballer for an initial period of 30 days and opened disciplinary proceedings following an adverse analytical finding in relation to a doping control conducted after the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifier between Zimbabwe and Egypt played in Harare, Zimbabwe on 9 June 2013."

"Franz Beckenbauer has rejected doping allegations against the West Germany football team that reached the 1966 World Cup final."

"The world governing body of football is creating blood and urine profiles of the world's top players with unannounced visits by an anti-doping team to clubs like Champions League winner Bayern Munich. This is done to ensure that the stars are under scrutiny ahead of next year's football World Cup."

"The local organizing committee of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has struck a deal with authorities in Switzerland for outsourcing part of the anti-doping program for the showpiece event."

"FIFA has lifted the suspension of a Bulgaria player within few hours after he tested positive for doping at a World Cup qualifying match."

"The bid of Barbara Marshman to win another Hamilton Cup has ended after the Hamilton trainer was convicted and disqualified for three months."

"Cycling Australia (CA) wants no mercy for respected cyclist Michael Rogers if he is found guilty of doping. The three-time world time trial champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medallist tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol at his last race of the season, the October 20 Japan Cup."