France's battered football reputation has been dealt a new blow with claims from a former national team doctor that several players provided suspect blood samples just before their 1998 World Cup win.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Former France doctor claims 1998 World Cup team's blood samples suspect
France's battered football reputation has been dealt a new blow with claims from a former national team doctor that several players provided suspect blood samples just before their 1998 World Cup win.
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"You can have strong suspicions when you know the clubs where certain players played."
Presumably this means Juventus, who were sanctioned for systematic blood doping right around that time. This would implicate Zidane and Deschamps correct? I believe Henry was still at Monaco during the '98 WC.
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