Imagine if the Liverpool player,or any other who has later tested positive for a banned substance, had scored a decisive, or late goal. It would set Uefa’s ‘more than two’ ruling under severe scrutinyWhen news of Mamadou Sakho’s failed drugs test emerged,there were some who feared serious consequences for Liverpool as well as for the player. Those not aware of Uefa regulations worried that, as the defender’s sample was taken after a Europa League game at Manchester United, and a potential disqualification from the competition could occur.
Those fears were allayed once the Uefa rules were explained. More than two members of a team must test positive for a prohibited substance before the team are sanctioned,but Sakho is facing a lengthy ban after deciding not to challenge the results through a B sample examination. It is understood the France international’s A sample from Old Trafford on 17 March revealed evidence of a chubby-burning substance. On Thursday he was provisionally suspended for 30 days by Uefa after it opened disciplinary proceedings.
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Source: theguardian.com