Just testing Christophe Dugarry

Nice to see the football world is taking the `drugs in sport' problem seriously. Well, serious-ish

Nice to see the football world is taking the `drugs in sport' problem seriously. Well, serious-ish. French international Christophe Dugarry tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone at the end of last season and looked set for a lengthy ban. But. "The doctor who did the test was not on the list of official doctors," announced a spokesman for the French Football Federation last week. "That means it was not possible for Dugarry to be guilty." Case dismissed - Dugarry plays on.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times