Davids suspended pending dope case probe

Juventus and Netherlands midfielder Edgar Davids was suspended from football today following his positive test for the banned…

Juventus and Netherlands midfielder Edgar Davids was suspended from football today following his positive test for the banned steroid nandrolone, ANSA news agency reported.

Davids was suspended pending an outcome of a hearing into his case.

Yesterday it had been announced that the player's second urine sample after the Udinese v Juventus match was positive, confirming the finding of the first. AFP

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