Spanish giants, Real Madrid have denied claims that their captain,
Sergio Ramos, failed drugs test in the aftermath of his team's 2017
Champions League final.This comes after Football Leaks claimed that the
defender failed drugs test after his team's 2017 Champions League final
against Juventus, which they won 4-1. German newspaper Der Spiegel
reported that Ramos' urine sample contained traces of dexamethasone, and
that the results were covered up by UEFA. Read previous report
here. Now both Real Madrid and UEFA have issued statements denying the
claims.A statement from Real Madrid said: 'The club wishes to express
the following: '1. Sergio Ramos has never breached anti-doping
regulations.2. UEFA requested specific information and immediately
closed the case referred to, as is customary in such instances,
following tests carried out by experts from the World Anti-Doping
Association (WADA) and UEFA itself.3. In terms of the rest of the
content published by the aforementioned publication, the club will not
be making any comment, given the clearly insubstantial nature of the
reports.'UEFA issued a denial, saying in a statement it 'strongly and
categorically refutes unfounded allegations it has covered up positive
doping results.'All UEFA doping control cases are conducted in full
compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency code. UEFA has informed
both WADA and FIFA of all such cases as required by the WADA code and
UEFA has provided all detailed information, expert reports and evidence
during the handling of such cases.'It must be underlined that both WADA
and FIFA have the right to appeal any decision taken by UEFA on doping
control matters to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).'However,
neither WADA nor FIFA did lodge any such appeal to CAS and WADA itself
has officially confirmed that everything was dealt with appropriately by
UEFA and in accordance with the code. Update: Real Madrid denies Football Leaks claims that Sergio Ramos failed drugs test after 2017 Champions League final and UEFA covered it up
Spanish giants, Real Madrid have denied claims that their captain,
Sergio Ramos, failed drugs test in the aftermath of his team's 2017
Champions League final.This comes after Football Leaks claimed that the
defender failed drugs test after his team's 2017 Champions League final
against Juventus, which they won 4-1. German newspaper Der Spiegel
reported that Ramos' urine sample contained traces of dexamethasone, and
that the results were covered up by UEFA. Read previous report
here. Now both Real Madrid and UEFA have issued statements denying the
claims.A statement from Real Madrid said: 'The club wishes to express
the following: '1. Sergio Ramos has never breached anti-doping
regulations.2. UEFA requested specific information and immediately
closed the case referred to, as is customary in such instances,
following tests carried out by experts from the World Anti-Doping
Association (WADA) and UEFA itself.3. In terms of the rest of the
content published by the aforementioned publication, the club will not
be making any comment, given the clearly insubstantial nature of the
reports.'UEFA issued a denial, saying in a statement it 'strongly and
categorically refutes unfounded allegations it has covered up positive
doping results.'All UEFA doping control cases are conducted in full
compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency code. UEFA has informed
both WADA and FIFA of all such cases as required by the WADA code and
UEFA has provided all detailed information, expert reports and evidence
during the handling of such cases.'It must be underlined that both WADA
and FIFA have the right to appeal any decision taken by UEFA on doping
control matters to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).'However,
neither WADA nor FIFA did lodge any such appeal to CAS and WADA itself
has officially confirmed that everything was dealt with appropriately by
UEFA and in accordance with the code. 
