By Mark Baber
August 6 – More details were published of a suppressed report into the history of doping in West Germany, which includes evidence that three of West Germany’s 1966 World Cup stars may have been involved.
Under pressure from the German media, and in particular the Süddeutsche Zeitung, more details were published by the federal institute of sports science, which operates under the German Interior Ministry, of the 800 page “Doping in Germany from 1950 to Today” report, written by researchers from Berlin’s Humboldt University and the Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster.
On Saturday the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that a programme of research and systematic doping of athletes with anabolic steroids, testosterone and oestrogen was conducted in West Germany, with almost £4.5million invested in research facilities in Freiburg, Cologne and Saarbrücken.
According to the report: “The until now unknown letter from FIFA official Dr Mihailo Andrejevic informs the president of the German athletics federation, Dr Max Danz, that in doping tests conducted by FIFA at the end of the 1966 World Cup, three players of the German team had ‘slight traces’ of ephedrine.”
Ephedrine can be used as a decongestant or stimulant.
However, the full details of the report, which are understood to include eye-witness accounts and the names of prominent politicians, are still being kept under wraps.
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