FYI, here's the FA's advice on supplements (not UEFA):
The FA does not recommend that players take supplements. Players are strongly advised to be very cautious if they choose to take any supplement such as vitamin tablets, energy drinks, or sport-nutrition formulas. This is because there is no guarantee that any supplement is free from banned substance.
Assess the consequences: you could receive a four-year ban from football. You can reduce the risks by:
- undertaking thorough internet research
- only using batch-tested products
- checking on Informed-Sport (which is a risk minimisation programme) that the supplement has been batch tested
If you test positive due to taking a contaminated supplement, to get a reduced sanction you must be able to evidence that you did substantial research to check whether the product contained any banned substances prior to consuming it. For example, by being able to
evidence internet searches on the ingredients listed on the product and searches on the website of a risk minimisation scheme, such as Informed Sport (
www.informed-sport.com).
Let's hope Sakho doesn't regularly clear his browsing history.
Maybe you'd think players shouldn't take anything not given by the club doctor but IMO that's dangerous since if the doctor makes a single ****-up it could affect a few players at once and turn it from an individual problem to a club one. Players ultimately need to take responsibility for themselves.
Here's an example of one possible mistake the FA warn about, not easy to spot but then this is a professional footballer's full-time job
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