Manchester City doctor Jamie Butler has been cleared of blame over Kolo Toure’s six-month ban for failing a drugs test. The 30-year-old defender was banned in May for using his wife’s diet tablets. Toure had claimed City’s club doctor authorised him to take the pills – but a Football Association report disagreed. It stated: “[Butler]… Continue reading Man City Doctor Denies Asking Kolo Toure to Take Tablets
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Ivory Coast’s Kolo Toure Handed Six-month ban for Failed Drugs Test
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure will miss the start of next season after being handed a six-month ban from all football for failing a drugs test. The ban is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure’s provisional suspension began. He is free to play from 2 September, but will also be target-tested for a period of… Continue reading Ivory Coast’s Kolo Toure Handed Six-month ban for Failed Drugs Test
Ivory Coast Toure took Wife’s Diet Pill, Not Drugs, Arsenal’s Wenger
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure failed a drugs test after taking a diet pill belonging to his wife, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said in a press conference on Friday. Wenger has spoken with the former Gunners captain since news broke of his positive test for a specified substance. “He wants to control his weight a… Continue reading Ivory Coast Toure took Wife’s Diet Pill, Not Drugs, Arsenal’s Wenger
Ivory Coast and Manchester City Kolo Toure Fails Drug Test
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after testing positive for a specified substance. The 29-year-old was informed by the Football Association that an A sample he provided had returned positive. City confirmed in a statement that Toure had been suspended “pending the outcome of the legal process”. Ivory Coast international Toure, whose brother… Continue reading Ivory Coast and Manchester City Kolo Toure Fails Drug Test