FIFA President called information about the use of doping in Russian football speculation

Information that in Russian football there are problems with doping is a speculation of the media. This was stated at a press conference by President FIFA Gianni Infantino.

Earlier, the Daily Mail publication reported that all Russian players at the 2014 World Cup are suspected of using doping .

“We said that some investigations are already being conducted, I don’t know how much time they will take. But there are facts, but there are speculation, and here we are talking about speculation. They will not turn into facts, because they will remain so speculations,” TASS quotes the words.

"And the facts are that the doping tests of all Russian players who were part of the national team at the 2014 World Cup were studied in laboratories with Vada accreditation. Two years later, at the European Championship, all players of the Russian team were again tested. In addition, doping tests were taken from Russian football players after European competitions. All of them were not checked in Russia, and they all gave a negative The result, ”concluded the head of FIFA.