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Here’s a new post from World Cup Soccer – South Africa 2010 about “French Team Doctor Puts ‘98 Squad On Doping Book Tour” . See the article here:
French Team Doctor Puts ‘98 Squad On Doping Book Tour

Footballer autobiographies can be found housed under the Dewey decimal system in the eight circle of hell. Where does that put autobiographies by the team doctors of famous teams? Hitchhiking to the ninth, I suppose.

The team doctor from France’s ‘98 World Cup win has made some fairly damning statements regarding the blood samples of France’s World Cup-winning side from 1998. Conveniently, he has a book coming out.

Normally this would seem an absurd money grab with a book on the fore, but Paclet took out the magic word when it comes to questionable sporting practices: Juventus.

Juve were put to trial for doping after numerous accusations in the mid-nineties and a couple of directors were found guilty of administering EPO before finding success in appeals court. Acquitted, but the stigma lingers.

Paclet notes that there were anomalies in certain samples and that this was suspicious, given that some French players had played with certain football leagues, “notably those in the Italian league”.

“Blood tests revealed amomalies for several Bleus just before the 1998 World Cup,” he told Le Parisien.

In reference to midfield stars Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps who both played at Juventus, the doctor said, “it’s public knowledge that there were practices which were borderline, to say the least, at Juventus at that time”.

“I’m not making anything up. Having a high hematocrit level [a measure of red blood cells] did not prove that they took EPO [Erythropoietin – a hormone often used for performance enhancement in sports].

“As there was no proof we didn’t bother them,” says Paclet, the French team doctor from 2004 to 2008. “Nevertheless it can’t be said that if we had pursued the tests we would have found proof.”

However Jean-Marcel Ferret, the French team doctor at the time of the World Cup win says they “found nothing”. He admits there were anomalies regarding the level of red blood cells, “but they were linked to tiredness from the league”, adding that his “conscience is clear”.

Paclet’s suspect timing doesn’t really eliminate the suspect nature of their blood tests when coupled with the original source, though he does seem to imply it was “clubs”, not just Juventus.

However, the fact that The Implosion explodes onto bookstore shelves tomorrow certainly doesn’t seem to make the accusations any less self-serving. One of these days someone is going to make an outlandish, head-turning statement without a book release coming by the end of the month, in turn throwing a cloud on their plausible accusations.

But don’t hold your breath.

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French Team Doctor Puts ‘98 Squad On Doping Book Tour

Here’s a new post from Yahoo! News Search Results for Football

Italian Football Giants Juventus, Milan and Roma are to be aired exclusively by the company GO. In a statement this morning, the Company said that the addition of these channels makes GO the leading distributor of sports available on the island.

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Italian Football Giants to be exclusively aired by GO

Here’s a good post from FIFA World Cup – Google Blog Search

But ironically, Lineker couldn’t get Felipe’s name right in his definitive guide to the 2010 World Cup. On page 26 of his glossy guide to the tournament, he called the Juventus midfielder “Fernando Melo”. Quote: It is the Daily Mail and …

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The World Cup Awards: Quarterfinals – 2010 FIFA World Cup South …

Here’s a good article from FIFA.com – 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ – News

Simone Pepe was one of Italy’s top performers in the draw with Paraguay, and the Juventus-bound midfielder is aiming to continue his rise to prominence by starring against New Zealand.

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Pepe’s star on the rise

Former European champions Juventus, Liverpool FC and Olympique de Marseille are among eight teams entering the UEFA Europa League round of 32 after finishing third in UEFA Champions League groups.

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Eight transfer to Europa League

After helping FC Bayern München come from behind to overwhelm Juventus 4-1 in Turin, Ivica Oli? paid tribute to his team-mates for playing their “match of the season” to reach the knockout stages.

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Big-game Bayern delight Oli?

Ronaldinho told uefa.com AC Milan were “glad just to have made it through” to the last 16 after his penalty gave the Rossoneri a 1-1 draw at FC Zürich, adding: “We never lost confidence in ourselves.”

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Ronaldinho relieved after close shave

Midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has been ruled out of Juventus’s Group A game against FC Bayern München after suffering a thigh injury in the final training session before tonight’s decisive fixture.

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Sissoko adds to Juventus anxiety

Claudio Marchisio’s goal earned Juventus a 2-1 victory over Serie A leaders FC Internazionale Milano, with AC Milan’s 3-0 win against UC Sampdoria tightening up the situation at the top of the table.

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Juve slam the brakes on Inter

Jaroslav Plašil struck the only goal as FC Girondins de Bordeaux preserved their lead in France with a 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain FC, but they have some unexpected company in the top three.

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Plašil keeps Bordeaux ticking over