When was kolo toure banned

So I put my shirt on and went to London. I was freezing. I learned straightaway that you always need a coat in this country. Twelve months later, he was joined by brother Yaya at Etihad Stadium. In they were both in the squad that won the Premier League title. A song created in their honour by the City fans is still sung to this day. It touches my heart. When you come to another country and the people embrace you and like you, give you praise and even sing your name, it is unbelievable for me and my brother.

He was a better player than me, for sure. But I am more competitive than Yaya. I was a better runner and I worked hard. In March , it was revealed the versatile defender had failed a drugs test. I am very careful of my weight. Even now, I weigh myself pretty much every day.

I have done that since the start of my career. When I found out, I was shocked. That was the bad side of it. In September , Toure announced his retirement to take up a coaching role with Rodgers at Celtic. He followed the former Liverpool boss to Leicester in February and became a first-team coach. Davids was found to have taken Nandrolene, a banned anabolic steroid.

He was initially banned for five months but this was reduced to four on appeal. He claimed that he had not taken the drug and that homeopathic medicines could have been the cause of the high levels in his system. However, he did not show up at the hearing and his ban remained. Once the ban was over he would go on to play for Juventus for three more seasons.

Once that was over he would have stints with Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax once more. After two years out of the game he would come back and join Crystal Palace. He only played six games and left after little over two months. Adrian Mutu was one of the first new players brought in as part of the Abramovich-era at Chelsea. Merely thirteen months after joining Chelsea, he tested positive for cocaine and was sacked by the club one month later.

This led to a lengthy breach of contract disputes with Chelsea. Chelsea filed a compensation claim due to Mutu breaching the contract he signed. Months before his ban was over, he was signed by Juventus but spent only a season with the club. Whilst at the club he has scored 51 goals in appearances.

In January of , he once again failed a drugs test. The Ivory Coast international, 30, has played five games since returning from the ban in September. A City statement read: external-link "Kolo accepts the decision and he and the club now wish to draw a line under this matter and focus on the season ahead. Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor previously said the club's disciplinary hearing into Toure's failed test had "shocked" the former Arsenal centre-back.

Toure produced character references from his former club Arsenal and a number of fellow players at the hearing, which was held by City football administrator Brian Marwood and a club lawyer. Cancel Update. Login to reply. Cancel Reply. Contact Us. GDPR Compliance. Writer Awards. Tech Blog.