Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski say dem no follow anti-doping rule after dem match with Inter Milan. According to tori wey dey fly everywhere now, UEFA don hammer the two players with €5,000 fine each. The reason? Dem talk say Yamal and Lewandowski no report go doping control post immediately after the match.
Make we break am down for una well well:
Wetin be Doping Control?
Any time wey UEFA or other football body organize big match, dem dey do something wey dem dey call anti-doping control. Na to make sure say players no use any illegal drug or substance wey fit boost their performance unfairly.
After every match, dem go select some players — sometimes na by random pick, other times na based on performance or suspicion — and dem go tell dem say “Oya come piss inside bottle” make dem test the urine or sometimes blood.
And the rule be say, once match finish, if dem call your name, you must waka go doping room sharp sharp — no delay, no waka go greet family, no go media zone, no go dressing room. Na straight to the control post.
So Wetin Yamal and Lewandowski Do?
UEFA yan say after the match against Inter Milan, the two Barcelona players wey dem pick for doping test — Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski — no go control post on time. Instead of dem to report immediately, dem delay small. Even if na few minutes, UEFA no dey smile with this kind thing.
Dem believe say delay like this fit be attempt to tamper with results or even try do something shady. Even though nobody accuse dem directly of cheating or drug use, UEFA say the rules dey clear, and everybody must follow am.
The Fine
As punishment, UEFA don fine the two players €5,000 each, which be roughly ₦8 million naira each for our side. E no go really pain Lewandowski like that (baba dey earn mad money), but e go be big lesson for young baller like Yamal wey just dey rise.
This kind wahala fit affect your reputation, especially as football dey very strict now when e come to doping matter. Even if na mistake, the rules dey tight like that.
Fans React
Football fans don scatter social media. Some dey say UEFA dey overreact, say maybe the boys just forget or go dressing room first. Others dey clap for UEFA, say discipline must dey and all players — whether young or old, superstar or bench warmer — must obey rules.
Barcelona fans sef dey divided. Some dey defend their players, others dey warn say this kind careless mistake no suppose happen again, especially with how tight things dey for the club now.
Moral of the Tori
This tori just remind everybody say no matter how big you be for football, rules still be rules. Whether you be 17-year-old baller like Yamal or world-class striker like Lewandowski, once UEFA say make you go do doping test, you gats move like say na police invite you — no time to waste.
If dem no follow up now, tomorrow another person go say “na just small delay” and before you know, the integrity of the game go dey questioned.
Na so the matter be. Make everybody dey wise. Football no be only about goals and assist, e get rules wey dey run the game. Make we dey follow am so that wahala no go show face.
As UEFA don talk, dis one na final warning. Next time, e fit be suspension or bigger fine.