Steroids In MLS...
Young ones reading the blog, let this be a lesson to you.
MLS isn't messing around when it comes to 'roids. Baseball may dodge and weave on the topic, who knows what football does, WWE...let's not kid ourselves...but MLS is taking the hard line with soccer players letting them know that the rules are firm. I applaud MLS for sticking to their policies despite the fact that both players said they were just taking an over the counter supplement. That may be true, but the fact of the matter is that athletes need to be careful what they take. Just because GNC sells it doesn't mean it will be good for you.
I've always been skeptical of those mall stores hawking all sorts of milks and powders. In college friends were taking Creatine like it was their job so they could look good over spring break. I didn't understand it then and I don't now.
Kids: Work hard, eat right, train, play, kick the ball. Just don't think that taking something is going to help you be a better pro.
SECAUCUS, NJ (Thursday, October 16, 2008) – Major League Soccer announced today that New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Jon Conway and defender Jeff Parke have been suspended for ten MLS games, including regular season and playoffs, effective immediately, and each has also been fined 10 percent of their annual salary. The suspension and fines are the result of testing positive for androstatriendione (ATD) and boldenone metabolites -- performance enhancing substances.
“Jon and Jeff have been valuable members of the Red Bulls organization, both on the field and in the Greater New York community,“ said Red Bull New York Managing Director Erik Stover. “This is a sad day for our club and our fans. We are extremely disappointed that Jon and Jeff have tested positive for a substance banned by MLS’s policy. We have met with both players and they informed us that they ingested an over-the-counter supplement that unknowingly contained a banned substance. However, the Red Bulls support MLS’ policy and believe that performance enhancing drugs have no place in professional sports.”
MLS isn't messing around when it comes to 'roids. Baseball may dodge and weave on the topic, who knows what football does, WWE...let's not kid ourselves...but MLS is taking the hard line with soccer players letting them know that the rules are firm. I applaud MLS for sticking to their policies despite the fact that both players said they were just taking an over the counter supplement. That may be true, but the fact of the matter is that athletes need to be careful what they take. Just because GNC sells it doesn't mean it will be good for you.
I've always been skeptical of those mall stores hawking all sorts of milks and powders. In college friends were taking Creatine like it was their job so they could look good over spring break. I didn't understand it then and I don't now.
Kids: Work hard, eat right, train, play, kick the ball. Just don't think that taking something is going to help you be a better pro.
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