Mutu denies failed drug test allegations

Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is protesting his innocence, his agent has said, after media reports that he had failed a drugs test. The Romania international reportedly tested positive for cocaine, but his agent Gheorghe Popescu said the player denies any wrongdoing.

"(Mutu) only said 'it's not possible' and nothing else,'" Popescu said.

Speaking later on Romanian radio station Radio Total, Popescu said: "Of course, Mutu is scared. His fate and his future are threatened."

Popescu then flew to London with Victor Becali, who also acts for the player, to meet Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.

"He has taken the news very badly. He's shocked but that is normal, it is normal to be shocked," Popescu said on arriving at Heathrow airport.

Asked if Mutu was protesting his innocence, Popescu said: "Of course."

Popescu said Mutu had confirmed that a dope test had taken place at Chelsea's training camp in early October and said neither the club nor the anti-doping agency had handed him the results.

"The sole source to confirm or deny the allegations is Chelsea," Popescu said. "And this is what we're trying to do."

Chelsea have not commented on the allegations.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

The 25-year-old Mutu has endured a torrid time at Stamford Bridge where he has fallen out with Mourinho after playing for Romania against club advice.

After returning to London from Bucharest last week Mutu was handed a hefty fine for making critical comments about his club coach.

When asked last week when Mutu, who is still officially listed as injured by Chelsea despite appearing for his country, would play again, Mourinho said: "At this moment I see that day as a long way off."

Mutu has been involved in several other incidents recently, including losing his driving licence for refusing to present his identity papers to police before Romania's World Cup qualifier against Finland.

Gordon Taylor, head of the players' union, told Sky Sports News: "I don't want people to jump to conclusions, there needs to be a proper hearing, a second test and then the player's response.

"Things haven't been going well for him...it's not the peak of his career at the moment. It's a matter of some concern because any action will apply internationally as well."

Chelsea another team that is on the way down.  Too many internal squabbles.  The latest being the Mutu case.

Mutu's gone pretty soon.

Mutu admits cocaine use

Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has admitted testing positive for cocaine and will not ask for his 'B' sample to be analysed, English players' union chief Gordon Taylor said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Romania international now faces a ban of up to two years.

Taylor, head of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), told Sky Sports News: "We had a meeting with him yesterday and there will now be correspondence to the FA and a hearing proceeded with as quickly as possible without the second sample being tested.

Another of Mutu's agents Gheorghe Popescu told Reuters on Monday he had been informed by Chelsea of a positive test for a drug that was not performance-enhancing and said Mutu had been "destroyed"by the news.

Becali said Mourinho had asked for Mutu to be tested after a Champions League game in September.

"Mourinho asked for the test after Mutu failed to show up at training soon after the match against Paris Saint Germain, when Mutu was not called (off the bench)," Becali told Reuters.

"The test was held on October 1. I think Mourinho's decision followed Mutu's bizarre attitude.

MUTU'S RECORD

"Mourinho was fair when he called me to clarify Mutu's file which (former coach) Claudio Ranieri handed to the Portuguese," Becali said.

"There were there a lot of bad things about Mutu. I tried to make Mutu look better but I failed to persuade Mourinho."

Mourinho took over at Chelsea, run by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, in the close season after winning the Champions League with Porto.

Mutu's case comes a year after Chelsea sacked their Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich for testing positive for cocaine. The player also picked up a nine-month FA ban.

Taylor said: "It is possible for a club to have one of their players tested if they feel there is such problems.

"With Mark Bosnich, he wasn't in the first team and they did then take the opportunity to cancel the contract...Adrian Mutu cost 15 million pounds ($26.91 million) and that's a great deal of money to write off.

"I would hope, bearing in mind that investment, that they've as much interest in getting the player right and back on track as the player has himself -- and we have."

As for disciplinary proceedings, Taylor said: "We have a distinction between social drugs and those which are performance-enhancing. If the player accepts he is guilty and is prepared to undertake rehabilitation, to be checked regularly, to be clean, there is great sympathy towards the player."

"WADA, the world anti-doping agency, is reluctant to have such a distinction though, so that may well create a problem."

Under WADA's doping regime brought in this year, a two-year ban is imposed for positive drugs tests in any sport.

Professional footballer puffing cocaine.
Maybe he thought those are caffeine, he used it for making coffee. :p

Bosnich keen to make a comeback

LONDON: Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich wants to return to professional football after serving a nine-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.  

The 32-year-old Australian has not played professionally since being sacked by Chelsea in January 2003 but says he is keen to make a comeback.  

CSKA Moscow looking to pounce on misfiring Chelsea

LONDON: With Adrian Mutu embroiled in a drugs scandal, Didier Drogba recovering from an operation and Mateja Kezman looking off-colour, Chelsea have few attacking options when they host CSKA Moscow today.

The London side are top of Champions League Group H with a maximum six points from two games. CSKA are second on four.

Chelsea go into the match bruised and anxious, however, after losing their first match of the season, failing to improve their strike rate and dealing with the fallout from the discontented Romanian

If they can capitalise on their chances.
This match should be a walkover.

haha..their striker choice bcum less&lesser..

Defender also can score mah.
Last time France won World Cup with midfielder & defender leh.