Alleged Doping scandal in England: Even footballers suspected – SPIEGEL ONLINE

A total of 150 sports stars to be involved, including professional football players from Arsenal FC, from Champion Chelsea FC and league leaders Leicester City. Name of allegedly affected athletes are not mentioned. An investigative team of the “Sunday Times” and an official appointed by the ARD / WDR-Doping editorial decoy should have uncovered the doping methods of the London doctor Mark Bonar.

According to Bonar in London “for years English top athletes, with all making faster and stronger and is forbidden “, have supplied, the ARD in a press release. The show journalists Hajo Seppelt and Felix Becker in her film, which can be seen on Sunday evening at 18 o’clock in the sports show and at 22:15 in “sport inside” in the WDR television.

According to the ARD Bonar, specialist gynecologist, the supposedly interested in doping decoy explained his extensive work in the English top-level sport. Meanwhile he had 150 clients, so Bonar. There were football players from the Premier League, Cricket professionals, Tour de France participants, boxers, martial artists and tennis pros. Bonar: “Of course, some of the treatments that I’m banned in professional sports, but I have already done with many athletes for years Pretty much from each Sport consult me ​​discreetly Finally their reputation is at stake and I also….. . “

Bonar took to his approach in the Premiership position. “. I have given to football players from the Premier League, with players from abroad contact also with a big time, I’ve Epo, testosterone and growth hormones,” said the doctor: “footballers are anyway hardly tested and older players. over 30 must do something that can with the young players to the 18 otherwise not compete yet. “

Apparently it is for some time even evidence of a whistleblower, a doping convicted top athletes, to the English anti Doping Agency UKAD have given. He should have provided evidence for the action of the doctor. “Dr. Bonar for me is the British version of Lance Armstrong Doping Doctor Doctor Ferrari” The disabled athlete said: “It was Bonar, who brought me to testosterone and other substances he asked me.? ‘Have you ever tried Epo Or growth hormones? ‘ “UKAD but summoned the informant early 2015 that we see no basis to investigate Bonar or initiate proceedings.

the world anti-doping Agency WADA was shocked at the revelations. “It seems the man indeed make out nothing, sees the apparently relaxed to prescribe harsh and hazardous substances to a patient, without any scruples,” the designated Wada-General Olivier Niggli said in an interview with ARD / WDR-Doping editors. It is very scary to see, “as a physician sets such behavior on the day”.