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Fifa medical chiefs have revealed new plans to put officials through stringent examinations to test for banned, performance-enhancing substances which are illegal for players
Referees are to be subjected to drug screenings in order to test for banned substances, Fifa has announced.
Officials are currently not tested for performance-enhancing drugs and are required only to to pass a rigorous fitness test in order to qualify for duty.
However, they are now set to come under the same rules as players, who face lengthy bans for using substances which increase performance.
Referees are to be subjected to drug screenings in order to test for banned substances, Fifa has announced.
Officials are currently not tested for performance-enhancing drugs and are required only to to pass a rigorous fitness test in order to qualify for duty.
However, they are now set to come under the same rules as players, who face lengthy bans for using substances which increase performance.
