Manchester City charged with anti-doping rules breach

Manchester City have been charged with a breach of anti-doping rules, the Football Association has announced.

Few details have been given but Press Association Sport understands the charge was issued followed an alleged third violation of rules concerning ‘club whereabouts’ in the space of 12 months.

Clubs are required to keep the FA informed of the location of their teams at all times in order to facilitate drug-testing. A “three-strike” policy is operated, meaning that a charge is only triggered after three infringements in the space of a rolling one-year period.