Banned players

Players who had been banned for a long periode e.g. of doping

Date

Name

From

Nat.

Position

Reason

Length

28.08.07

Stan Lazardis

Perth Glory (Aus)

Aus

Mid

tested positive for finasteride

1 year

26.07.07

Dodo

Botafogo (Bra)

Bra

Str

tested positive for fenproporex

four months

20.07.06

Shaun Newton

West Ham

Eng

Str

tested positive for cocaine

seven months

11.07.06

Chris Cornes

Wolves

Eng

Str

tested positive for cocaine

six months

23.11.05

Abel Xavier

Middlesbrough (Eng)

Por

Def

Banned tested positive for a banned substance.

18 months

12.01.04

Rio Ferdinand

Manchester Utd

Eng

Def

being found guilty of missing a drugs test

8 months