The footballing establishment in England was rocked over the weekend following an undercover sting which alleged widespread doping by a number of Premier League players.
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The Sunday Times last weekend published claims that a British doctor, Mark Bonar, had prescribed performance enhancing substances to some 150 athletes, including Premier League footballers. Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City and Birmingham City were all named by the newspaper as having current or former players prescribed medicines by Bonar. The report was met with an immediate response from the clubs implicated.
"Arsenal Football Club is extremely disappointed by the publication of these false claims which are without foundation," a club statement read.