Hull midfielder Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine

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Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore has tested positive for cocaine and will not play again for Hull City this season.

The club have confirmed they have suspended the player and although they have not given an official explanation for that decision, the Telegraph has been informed it was because of a failed drug test.

Livermore, who has made one appearance for England, failed a post-match drug test after Hull’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on April 25 and although he played in the 1-0 defeat by Burnley last weekend, the club had no choice but to ban him once they were informed of the test result.

A club statement released on Friday evening said: "Following suspension by the FA the club has subsequently suspended Jake Livermore pending further investigations to be made by the FA and our own internal disciplinary procedures. The club is unable to make any further comment during this process."

The Football Association, under whose auspices Livermore was tested, later issued its own brief response: "In line with its Anti-Doping Regulations The FA can confirm it has issued a provisional suspension to a participant following a positive test for a prohibited substance. The FA will make no further comment until it has completed its investigations into this matter."

The player, who cost £8m last summer when he signed from Tottenham Hotspur, is likely to be banned for at least six months if the test results are confirmed, but he could also be sacked by Hull for gross misconduct.

 

That would allow him to join another club as a free agent once he has served his ban, but Hull may decide to put him on the transfer list as his behaviour has appalled both manager Steve Bruce and owner Assem Allam.

There is also a chance Hull will take legal action against him. Livermore is the highest profile player to be banned for taking cocaine since Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu, who was ordered to pay more than £14m in compensation to the London club.

Mutu was banned by the FA and sacked by Chelsea after failing a drug test in 2004, resulting in a long legal battle as both sides sought compensation.

However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an early Fifa verdict in favour of Chelsea after an appeal by the Romanian was rejected.

No decision has been made on Livermore’s long term future at this stage as everyone is trying to focus on an increasingly perilous relegation battle, but if Hull can get their money back they will be sorely tempted to follow Chelsea’s example.

Hull are expected to release a statement this afternoon, but it is a massive setback for Bruce, whose side are desperately trying to avoid relegation.

Livermore, who came through Tottenham’s Academy, was superb for Hull last season as they managed to stay in the top flight and also reach the FA Cup Final. But his form has dipped badly, along with the rest of the Hull side.

 

Bruce is understood to be furious with the player for not only putting his career in jeopardy, but also Hull’s top flight status.

The loss of such a key player when Hull are going to need to win at least one of their remaining two games, against Tottenham this weekend and at home to Manchester United, to have a realistic chance of avoiding a return to

The Tigers are currently two points behind Newcastle and Sunderland and three points adrift of 15th-placed Leicester.

Bruce was impressed with the midfielder when he spent the 2013-14 season on loan at the KC Stadium, praising his character as well as his ability. He became Hull’s record signing last summer, although thhe £8m fee has been passed since, as the idea was to shape a new look midfield around him.

Livermore, whose solitary England cap came as a second-half substitute against Italy in 2012, left Spurs as he was frustrated by the lack of first team opportunities, making just 58 appearances in six years. He has also had loan spells at MK Dons, Crewe, Derby, Peterborough, Ipswich and Leeds.

He initially arrived with the aim to prove he is good enough to be a regular in the England squad, but Livermore has not been selected by Roy Hodgson and has not been as effective alongside his former Spurs team-mate Tom Huddlestone in recent months

The FA conducts drug testing both in competition and out of competition, which can mean at training sessions and player’s home addresses. Players are also selected randomly after games by drug testers.

However, cocaine is thought to be difficult to detect as it is flushed out of the body quickly.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hull-city/11608450/Hull-midfielder-Jake-Livermore-tests-positive-for-cocaine.html

[ZeeSpecialThree]

Se abusar muito da coca...pode bem dizer Liver no more.

[Senhor Moina]

Liverless.

[Simeone]

pode dar os seus livers ao messi, como o boateng

[Simeone]

acho que estás enganado quanto ao significado de liver...

Eu sei o que é, mas um user (não me lembro quem) fez um comentário do género naquele tópico do Abidal e do Dani Alves :mrgreen:

[Keef]

pode dar os seus livers ao messi, como o boateng

2/10

[Kendrick Lmao]

acho que estás enganado quanto ao significado de liver...

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