13 May 2004 16:56
FOOTBALL: Wales hopes dashed
WALES'hopes of claiming a place in Euro 2004 were finally dashed today as they lost their battle to have Russia
thrown out of the competition for a drugs offence.
UEFA twice rejected Wales' appeals to award the play- off match between the sides 3-0 in their favour after Igor
Titov tested positive for the banned substance Bromantan after the first leg in Moscow on November 15,and now the Court
of Arbitration for Sport have also dismissed the appeal.
Titov was an unused substitute in the goalless first leg and then played for just under an hour in the second
leg.
[Liverpool Echo] |
RUSSIA IN FACTS
