The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has a clear vision for its anti-doping strategy in football: make the game doping free. We have to protect our players from harm and ensure that they can compete on equal grounds. As we are dealing with ambitious and self-responsible professionals, FIFA’s anti-doping strategy relies on education and prevention, thereby we ensure their support in our fight against doping.

Naturally, FIFA aims at interfering as less as possible with the normal course of matches and tournaments and the recreation …