Football Notes: Russians To Be Banned From Drug-Testing Areas

Russians will be "banned from entering drug-testing rooms" in stadiums at the World Cup to "reassure teams that samples cannot be tampered with," FIFA Medical Committee Chair Michel D'Hooghe said. Chaperones who guide players from the pitch to the testing room will be designated by FIFA and will not be from the host nation. Two FIFA doctors will be in the room, "neither of whom will be Russian," and players can also bring a member of staff from their own team with them to witness the samples being provided (LONDON TIMES, 5/24).

Scottish Premiership side Rangers Chair Dave King called for the Scottish FA to suspend Independent Dir Gary Hughes over comments "he allegedly made about Rangers supporters." The "spotlight has been turned on Hughes" after he labeled Rangers fans "the great unwashed" in a magazine interview 12 years ago (HERALD SCOTLAND, 5/24).