Chelsea blast FA over drug tests fine

CHELSEA have accused the Football Association of wasting time and money in the case which led to a £40,000 fine and a warning for conducting private drug tests on players.

The Premiership champions were punished by an independent disciplinary commission of breaching the FA’s doping control regulations more than two years ago, even though it eventually led to Adrian Mutu’s positive test for a banned substance.

The FA do not want private tests conducted as they want the same rules to apply for each club, while also guarding against the possibility of cases being covered up or players testing positive being sold.