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To all those who didn't know, this past weekend it was reported that French Liverpool centre back Mamadou Sakho has failed a drug test and came out positive for an illegal substance. The Reds made the announcement that the player has been taken off the team until the matter gets sorted out. The substance was identified on the drug test the player underwent after the Europa League clash against Manchester United, the drug was found on a fat reducing substance he used to get lean muscles with no knowledge he was doing something illegal.
The club quickly issued a statement on their web site to clarify the situation: "Yesterday, Friday 22nd April 2016, a formal communication was received from UEFA stating that they are investigating a possible anti-doping rule violation by Mamadou Sakho. The player will respond to UEFA on the matter. The player is currently not subject to any playing suspension. However, the club, in consultation with the player, has decided that while this process is followed the player will not be available for selection for matches.There will be no further comment at this time."
This came as a shock to club legend Jamie Carragher, who talking as a pundit for Sky Sports expressed his disappointment for the incident and agreed that Sakho has left down himself and the club. Jamie recognized that Mamadou has completed an amazing campaign but this stains all the efforts he's done so far, Carragher disapproves of this behavior and the neglect to take care of what he ingests as a professional football player.
Speaking as a pundit in Sky sports News HQ, the former Liverpool player was deeply disappointed with the Frenchman's failed drug test: "I think he's let himself and the club down badly, because he's become a really important player. There's serious questions to be asked of him. For a professional footballer, as in any sport, it's not acceptable. He's had a great campaign. He's one of the leaders of the team now, certainly within that run, thinking about how well he played in the Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund games. It's now how Liverpool fill that void."
About the regularity these drug tests are made, Carragher said: "How much is enough, or too much? As a player it would happen two or three times a season. People might say that's not enough. But there seems to be a lot more of that goes on in other sports, not something you'd expect from football."
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) 23 de abril de 2016
