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Mutu (Premiership soccer player) has just been banned for 7 months for failing a drug test, in which he tested positive for cocaine.

Rio Ferdinand (Premiership soccer player) got banned for 8 months for forgetting to take a test, which he successfully passed the following day.

Can this be right? Should Ferdinand have gone out and found his nearest friendly drug dealer and had a snort of coke, in order to reduce his ban by a month? 😵

I honestly can't understand how a clean footballer gets banned for longer than a dope fiend. And Sepp Blatter (head honcho at FIFA) wasn't happy with the 8 months given to Rio, and said he should have gotten 2 years, but all the comments coming from FIFA re Mutu have been regarding the minimum of 6 months ban applicable.

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yes but what you have to remember Cocaine dosent make players perform better wheras with rio they didnt no and they werent gonna hesitate to find out so they handed a large ban straight away whereas mutu took cocaine but it dosent enhance ability well thats my opinion

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
Mutu (Premiership soccer player) has just been banned for 7 months for failing a drug test, in which he tested positive for cocaine.

Rio Ferdinand (Premiership soccer player) got banned for 8 months for forgetting to take a test, which he successfully passed the following day.

Can this be right? Should Ferdinand have gone out and found his nearest fr ...[text shortened]... mments coming from FIFA re Mutu have been regarding the minimum of 6 months ban applicable.

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The only thing I can think of is that it was because Mutu pleaded guilty after explaining events in his personal life that lead to the taking of the drug, and that, I gather, he was genuinely remorseful. Whereas Ferdinand took a somewhat different approach.

Nevertheless, I tend to agree with you...seemed like then-head honcho Mark Palios wanted to make an example out of Ferdinand in a bid to stamp his authority over the rest of the FA and the game in general.

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Originally posted by T1000
Nevertheless, I tend to agree with you...seemed like then-head honcho Mark Palios wanted to make an example out of Ferdinand in a bid to stamp his authority over the rest of the FA and the game in general.
I suppose if Rio is dominating the tabloid headlines, then they're not going to be bothered with Palios shagging his PA, who also just happens to be Sven's bit on the side.

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Sepp Blater was outspoken about Rio's missed test and this undoubtedly contributed to the length of his ban.

Mutu is not even English so unlike Rio they could ban him for two years without damaging themselves.

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Thats what you get when you pay a 25 yr old man £60,000 a week then tell him he's unlikely to get a game cos the manager doesn't like him. Chelsea at fault as much as Mutu for the handling of the situation. All very well taking the moral high ground but if you're not prepared to offer help then the situation is gonna get out of hand.

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