Domestic athletes are under the increased control of the international anti-doping authorities. Especially it concerns the players of the football team, which in three months will become hostess of the World Cup.

But constant checks did not reveal any positive test. This was stated by the doctor of the national team, the head of the medical committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Eduard Bezuglov. "All the samples of Russian players - about 1500 in recent years - are analyzed only in foreign laboratories. For all this time, there has been no positive test, "- said the doctor in an interview with the agency" R-Sport ". The headquarters of the national team and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) conduct extensive educational work among players, coaches and club doctors. And it bears fruit. "Together with RUSADA we have developed special programs, there is an online course that all players and coaches must pass, meetings are held, posters, methodical aids are issued - and all this seriously, not for a tick. There is no such thing anywhere in the world, "Bezuglov said.. As he said, the Russian football as a result became absolutely pure - this is a unique case in the world practice. "I do not know the kind of sport in which there would not be a problem of banned pharmacology. In the Russian football this problem is not present. And I am absolutely sure that the World Cup in this respect will be absolutely calm for us, "the doctor said.. He also noted that the great merit in the fight against banned drugs belongs to the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, former RFU President Vitaly Mutko. According to Bezuglov, the official constantly demanded from doctors and trainers: "Meet, explain, educate, frighten, do what you want, but that there is no doping in football". In February of this year, the International Football Federation (FIFA) officially withdrew all suspicions of using banned drugs from players of our national team. This happened after the rechecked samples of Russian players who participated in European championships in 2012 and 2016. Earlier, the publication "Sport-Express" wrote about the fact that RUSADA in the last two months sharply increased the testing of Russian players.

In this case, the samples were taken under the control of the UK Anti-Doping Organization UKAD. The control is carried out both after matches, and on club bases. For January-February of 2018. players of leading teams handed over more than 100 samples - despite the fact that for the same period of 2017, their number was calculated in units. In total, since August last year, Russian football players have handed over more than 400 blood and urine samples. And they all gave a negative result.

The increased attention of anti-doping officers to our team did not escape the attention of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The other day he let go of this rather risky joke. "We test the teams of Russia as well as Germany and Italy. Can I make a joke? If they (Russian football players) were doping, the results would be better, "said the head of the organization. And he noted that to influence the anti-doping control, the organizer of the 2018 World Cup is not in power, the "360".