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Thursday, 10 May, 2001, 21:52 GMT 22:52 UK

Konterman blames Dutch farmers



Frank de Boer: linked with Rangers then nandrolone
Rangers defender Bert Konterman has blamed Dutch farmers for the current drugs scandal enveloping the national squad in Holland.

Frank de Boer and Edgar Davids have both recently tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone and left others fearing for their own footballing futures.

But Konterman believes his international team-mates are the innocent victims of greed among some Dutch farmers.

"In Holland, a lot of farmers inject cows with nandrolone to enhance the beef and make more money for themselves," Konterman told Rangers official website.

"I think this is what has happened, the Dutch players have had dinner while with the national team and probably had beef with a lot of nandrolone in it.

Plenty of fresh air

"This could be the root of the problem, but players in Scotland are safe because cows aren't injected with nandrolone.

"There is plenty of fresh air in Scotland, so there is really no need to inject them with anything.


Bert Konterman: blames injected beef
"Apparently, a nandrolone reading of 0-2 is normal in the human body and 2-7 is okay, but more than that and you are guilty.

"Frank gave a reading of 8.2, so that was too much, but he might just have been unlucky and, as I said, had a bit of injected beef."

The news of de Boer comes only days after he was quoted as saying that he would consider joining brother Ronald at Rangers should he ever fall out of favour at Barcelona.

Now it is his whole career that is in question as a ban from football could follow.

De Boer tested positive for nandrolone after Barcelona's UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg at Celta Vigo on 15 March, Davids tested positive after a Serie A game.

Portugal captain and Lazio defender Fernando Couto has been suspended pending this week's hearing with the Italian Olympic committee anti-doping commission.


Related to this story:
Increase Scots drugs tests, urges SPL (10 May 01 | Scot Prem)
Westerveld defends drug claim duo (10 May 01 | Liverpool)
Dutch launch drug probe (09 May 01 | Europe)
Drugs rear their ugly head - again (24 Apr 01 | BBC Pundits)
Lazio star fails drugs test (21 Apr 01 | Europe)
Nandrolone: The history (31 Jul 00 | Drugs in Sport)

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