Russia finds itself trapped in a doping scandal in the middle of playing hosts to the Confederation Cup.
The 23-man-squad from the 2014 World Cup is currently being investigated by FIFA over possible drug offences. They are among 34 Russian footballers being investigated by football’s world governing body. Russia’s contingent in the World Cup was knocked out in the group stage itself.
It is the first time the top-level players have been put under the scanner in Russia despite state-sponsored doping in the country being in the news for a while now.