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Like the 70s chucking bog rolls

America helped prepare Syria's rebels weeks before they launched coup US special forces warned Syrian rebels to 'be ready' weeks before fighters launched the large-scale coup that toppled former President Bashar al-Assad's regime, it has emerged. Capt Bashar al-Mashadani, a Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA) commander, told The Telegraph that Washington advised an attack against the Assad regime was imminent and helped the RCA strengthen its ranks. Reuters - what with that and Israel patching up and hospitalising Al Quaeda and ISIS fighters then sending them back with better weapons, another Zionist land grab was in place

The 23-year-old Ukranian winger said he has not knowingly taken any performance-enhancing drugs. It has been widely reported in the media that the drug Mudryk tested positive for is meldonium. The Guardian noted, though, that this has not been verified, having failed to receive comment from Mudryk's agent. Meldonium first became known to sports fans in 2016 when the former world number one tennis player Maria Sharapova tested positive for it. The drug became a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) prohibited substance on January 1, 2016, and within a couple of months, hundreds of sports people had tested positive for it. When Wada introduced the ban, they did not realize the drug stayed in the body for weeks—perhaps months after use. Most drugs are cleared from the body within days. This meant many athletes tested positive in January, February and March, despite not using it after the ban. The data from Wada shows 70 positive tests in 2022, so athletes are still using it even after the high-profile coverage. Meldonium is not licensed for use in the UK, US or Europe but is in Russia and Latvia, where it was developed. It is used clinically to help with heart problems, such as angina and chronic heart failure. Wada classes meldonium as a "metabolic modulator"—a type of drug that can speed up or slow down certain enzymes in the body, regulating things like energy production. The drug reduces the use of fatty acids for energy production. It pushes the body to instead use glucose, which is a more efficient energy source when there is reduced oxygen either through heart disease or under intense exercise. A review of published research showed that meldonium has a performance-enhancing effect in animals and human volunteers. The shift to burning glucose is one effect. They also report that meldonium can reduce the production of lactic acid during exercise, which reduces fatigue and also improves recovery rates after exercise. According to the drug's inventor, Ivars Kalvins, the drug was used by Soviet soldiers when fighting in Afghanistan in the 1980s to improve their stamina. There is evidence that brain activity is improved by increased oxidation, meaning decision-making and movement control will be preserved longer. Athletes can produce better performance for longer in these situations. When a footballer tests positive there is often the comment that football is a skill sport so doping doesn't help. Yes, football is a skill sport but it is also an endurance sport played over 90-plus minutes. The ability to produce high levels of skill when fatigued at the end of the game is clearly advantageous. When a urine sample is collected from drug-testing athletes, it is split into two portions and stored as A and B samples. If the A sample tests positive, they then test the B to check if they both contain the same drug. It has been reported but not verified that Mudryk's B sample has not been tested yet. There is a very low chance that these findings will be different. Issues only usually emerge if samples haven't been stored properly. Detecting meldonium in urine samples is not too difficult for a state-of-the-art Wada laboratory, equipped with technology such as liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry that can detect below one-tenth of the amount required to confirm doping. Could it be from contaminated food? Athletes who fail a drug test often defend themselves by saying the substance may have come from contamination from a supplement or food. In Mudryk's case, it will be interesting to see details of when he was tested prior to this positive test. Meldonium use needs several weeks to show health or fitness improvements. A negative test shortly before the positive helps the defense that it was not deliberate doping. If, as suggested in the Guardian, it was in August, then that wouldn't help him with that defense. One Russian study found meldonium in meat and cows milk. This opens the door to the possibility of consuming contaminated foods from some countries. A German study gave volunteers meldonium-spiked milk and could detect it in their urine afterwards. Despite repeated ingestion of the milk, the maximum urinary meldonium concentration was well below the reporting threshold used to trigger a positive test in the laboratory. According to Wada, meldonium should not be reported at levels below 100 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) and with contamination they found less than 20ng/ml. This means it is unlikely an athlete would test positive from contaminated food. There are no studies I can find that show contamination of supplements with meldonium, so this is also an unlikely defense. According to UK Anti-Doping, athletes are ultimately responsible for any banned substance found in their system "regardless of how it got there or whether there was any intention to cheat." A good defense will help reduce a likely ban, which could be up to four years for this offense. Provided by The Conversation

Fuck these games -am going to watch some vintage Chels

EU nation to teach all children to use firearms amid fears of Russian invasion Children are learning how to assemble and use weapons (Picture: DW) An EU nation has made it mandatory for schoolchildren to take part in firearms training Poland has taken the dramatic step in response to fears of a potential attack from Russia. Children aged 13 and above are now taking lessons on how to assemble and operate weapons including assault rifles. Reuters

''The best five players I ever played with are Frank Lampard, Juan Mata, Modric, De Bruyne, and Benzema'' Eden Hazard

Straight to penalties with these ties tonight if level after 90

Great save by Henderson

Mudryk telling porkies imo- he knows hes taken the drug of choice of Sharapova, Russian soldiers -how could you not know you've taken Meldonium ? Unless it was a laced drink by Russian agents.

Farage Plots Takeover of the UK with Elon Musk Farage used to head up UKIP UK Independence Party before Reform. Farages stick was 'no foreign interference in UK politics'. Now he is to get $100m from South African visa abuser Elon Musk to hijack the UK and become Prime Minister. If it’s illegal for Russia to interfere with uk politics why is it not illegal for other countries/individuals ?

1-2 to us now - two penalties in 5 minutes -top of Group B for now 6 out of 6 wins -on to the Quarters

Equaliser v Real Madrid 1-1 its on DAZN if anyone's interested

Should have just not turned up for the test like wobbly lip Ferdinand

Mutu's appeals went on for years, up until 2018 and he still disputes that he is now solely responsible to repay us. Looking at Mudryks antics it also looks like hes been snorting coke (speculation) - it was always the drug of choice for prof footballers (doesnt stay in the blood stream that long). Most clubs (according to players biographies) keep it in house. They fine the player couple of weeks wages, suspend them and put out a presser about a 'groin strain in training', or minor injury.

How it works..... “If an athlete’s sample ‘A’ is taken for doping and it turns out to be positive, then there is very little chance that sample ‘B’ will give a negative result. “If sample ‘A’ is positive, the athlete has the right to ask for sample ‘B’ to open. Or he may not ask, refuse and admit his guilt. “If sample ‘A’ gives a positive result, and the athlete somehow feels that he is guilty – and that he may have a prohibited drug in his blood – then he refuses sample ‘B’. “This may qualify as the athlete not cooperating with the investigation, affecting the punishment. “If the ‘B’ sample also tests positive, which happens most often, it is officially called a violation of anti-doping rules. “And it can be a four-year ban. As far as I understand now, the maximum that threatens Mudryk is a four-year disqualification. “If sample ‘B’ gives a negative result, then he is not guilty, the case will be closed.”

Is it really you ? How do we know you're not an imposter ? Where do you stand on commies ?

Realise it can get animated and heated sometimes, especially in Match threads. However no more ad hominem abuse or we will start banning again. Argue peoples points by all means but personal attacks, as in Cucu thread for instance, if allowed to flourish sends the forum into a cesspit of abuse. We dont want that.

Robust arguments about points is fine, personal attacks we dont want or we will issue warnings/bans etc

Bit harsh ! Former Everton midfielder Li Tie has received a 20 year jail sentence in China for match fixing.

Chelsea are " the best team in the Premier League right now", says Brentford manager Thomas Frank. Enzo dont fall this reverse psychology. Funny how he decided to say this 2 days before they play us

Did that go on quite a lot ?

I think he means there are a lot of them, not thick as in dumb

So its Gay, Mother I'd Love to Fuck, and Pirates island. They should have that tag for the Greek Tourist Board

Because its a 7000 mile round trip - the Brentford game has been put back to a 7pm Kick off on Sunday