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This week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russian teams from the next Olympics and the Qatar World Cup in 2022. The ban does not prohibit the Russian national side from qualifying but, as in the recent Winter Olympics, it does prohibit them from competing as Russia.

While the benefits of using performance enhancing drugs in professional football are obvious, very few cases are ever discovered at the top of the game. In a sport where the rewards are so great, how has football managed to remain largely free of the doping scandals that plague other sports? Is it inherently clean or is there a lack of appetite to investigate properly?

For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our blog.

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What's in the Weekend Boxset?

The Club World Cup kicks off in Qatar and while this weekend sees a couple of quarter finals played, Liverpool play their last league game before heading off to it with a home tie against Nigel Pearson's Watford. Get our FREE weekly newsletter in your email by signing up to the Weekend Boxset today.