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I thought this too but your post is the only one mentioning it, I think. It's only been a month since what should be one of the biggest doping scandals in hist

I thought this too but your post is the only one mentioning it, I think. It's only been a month since what should be one of the biggest doping scandals in history (world's biggest sport and affecting top teams) and the sport and especially the media, are not mentioning it. This is the article: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-doctor-claims-he-doped-150-sports-stars-to-cheat-d-o-c-to-r-re-ve-al-s-he-se-cr-et-l-y-d-o-ped-15-0-sp-or-ts-st-ar-s-dth0sw0mr http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-doctor-claims-he-d... Is it the case that football clubs are "too big to fail" and this all gets quicly covered up, or have I got it all wrong?

patrickk 10y ago
I think there's a really strong culture of not wanting to look too deep into football's affairs. Football is a massive cash machine, and everyone involved stands to lose money if this (obvious, in my view) scandal breaks. This includes the football media. I mean how is it possible that the likes of Messi and Ronaldo batter domestic teams on the weekend and batter European opposition mid-week, week in, week out for years and years at a stretch and almost never get injured? How does Giggs play football at 40 like he's 20 years younger? How does Leicester play high tempo, counter-attacking football at breakneck pace against teams with x10 the budget? Maybe it's Ranieri's special pizza toppings and some statistical voodoo that somhow the Arsenals and Manchester Uniteds of this world are too stupid to realise.
- sambe 10y ago
  People like to believe their favourite sports are clean. Some sports are considering "druggy" like cycling and baseball. Fans of sports where it has not been completely unearthed simply won't believe it. I find it easy to say but hard to internalise myself. As mentioned elsewhere there's been a fair amount of rug sweeping in football (Spain, Italy, UK libel laws quoted against investigative journalists, Chelsea blood spinning) and plenty of incentive to keep it looking clean. But none of that is specific to Leicester.
  - century19 10y ago
    The article I quoted was about a doctor drugging hundreds of atheletes and he named Leicester in the undercover sting. That's what I was getting at. He could be the reason for their success.

patrickk 10y ago

I think there's a really strong culture of not wanting to look too deep into football's affairs. Football is a massive cash machine, and everyone involved stands to lose money if this (obvious, in my view) scandal breaks. This includes the football media. I mean how is it possible that the likes of Messi and Ronaldo batter domestic teams on the weekend and batter European opposition mid-week, week in, week out for years and years at a stretch and almost never get injured? How does Giggs play football at 40 like he's 20 years younger? How does Leicester play high tempo, counter-attacking football at breakneck pace against teams with x10 the budget? Maybe it's Ranieri's special pizza toppings and some statistical voodoo that somhow the Arsenals and Manchester Uniteds of this world are too stupid to realise.

sambe 10y ago
People like to believe their favourite sports are clean. Some sports are considering "druggy" like cycling and baseball. Fans of sports where it has not been completely unearthed simply won't believe it. I find it easy to say but hard to internalise myself. As mentioned elsewhere there's been a fair amount of rug sweeping in football (Spain, Italy, UK libel laws quoted against investigative journalists, Chelsea blood spinning) and plenty of incentive to keep it looking clean. But none of that is specific to Leicester.
- century19 10y ago
  The article I quoted was about a doctor drugging hundreds of atheletes and he named Leicester in the undercover sting. That's what I was getting at. He could be the reason for their success.