FIFA referees to undergo drugs tests

Referees are set to be subject to drugs tests, FIFA's medical chiefs have revealed.

Referees are set to be subject to drugs tests, FIFA's medical chiefs have revealed.

Match officials now have to pass stringent fitness tests and the world governing body's medical experts say they should also be tested to make sure they are not taking performance-enhancing substances.

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