Lazaridis faces two-year drug ban

[Scottish Mag 3]

Perth Glory have confirmed former West Ham and Birmingham winger Stan Lazaridis has tested positive for a banned substance.

 

Lazaridis, 34, tested positive for finasteride, but Glory claim he was using the drug to treat hair loss.

 

Use of finasteride carries a maximum two-year ban, but Lazaridis has the backing of his club and the Professional Footballers' Association.

 

A statement on Glory's website said: "We will continue to support him."

 

He received a Threapeutic Use Exemption providing him permission to use the substance

 

Perth Glory statement

 

Finasteride is banned as it could act as a masking agent, but Perth claim Lazaridis was given permission by the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC) to use the treatment containing the banned substance.

 

The Football Federation of Australia has convened an anti-doping tribunal to determine whether Lazaridis has a case to answer.

 

Glory said in their statement: "Lazaridis has a medical condition requiring treatment, and the prescribed treatment contains a substance which may act as a masking agent and as such is prohibited under the FFA's anti-doping policy.

 

"Lazaridis received a Threapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) issued by the ASDMAC providing him permission to use the substance in January 2007.

 

"Perth Glory will support Lazaridis through the process and he has the support of the PFA. He has also engaged senior legal counsel."

 

Lazaridis last played for Australia in a friendly against Paraguay in October.

[Isegrim 8870]

We had a similar case in Jormany, player got banned for 6 months.

[Gemmill 34464]

They should investigate John Hartson tbh.

[Raconteur 0]

This has been pretty big in the news over here - the story goers that he knew it was on the banned list, applied for an exemption to use it and the application, which took some months to come through, was eventually granted.

 

To suggest Stan the Man is a drug cheat is ludicrous - surely the authorities have bigger fish to fry? Weren't there a few Italian players busted using cocaine recently?

[Gemmill 34464]

To suggest Stan the Man is a drug cheat is ludicrous

 

Aye, if those performances are enhanced, fuck knows what he'd be like bald.

[Raconteur 0]

To suggest Stan the Man is a drug cheat is ludicrous

 

Aye, if those performances are enhanced, fuck knows what he'd be like bald.

 

What's even more disturbing is that he has been an absolute star in our pitiful little league

[ChezGiven 0]

Good for the prostate too, not just hair loss.

[Holden McGroin 4855]

They should investigate John Hartson tbh.

 

But Hartson clearly never took any...

 

By the way, have you noticed Steve Simonsen of Stoke recently. He had hardly no hair...now he has a full barnett.

[wellsy 0]

Apparently had the exemption when he was over in England and when he returned to Australia there was a one month period when it wasnt granted but it was granted after that one month period.

 

Pot kettle black and all that really. There was nothing performance enhancing about the drug. The drugs only positive use is that it is a masking agent for steriods. Nothing to see here really.

 

We will be up the shitter if he is banned for any lengthy period of time but reports today seem to suggest he will be fine to play next season.