Barcelona accused of doping: Journalist Graham Hunter has made a stunning revelation, which hints at Barca players using banned drugs.
An old audio clip has resurfaced on the internet where Graham Hunter, a journalist has admitted that Barcelona players used a banned substance to fasten the recovery process from injuries.
The claim was made six years ago, and the audio file has now resurfaced, as it was posted on Twitter.
Hunter was asked to comment on Xavi’s injury and whether he would be available for the game against Bayer Leverkusen, which was scheduled to be played in the Champions League.
The journalist then revealed that Xavi has been taking growth hormones, and the interviewer intervened as Hunter proceeded to talk about his recovery.
He asked if growth hormones are allowed in sports, to which Hunter admitted that the doctors and physicans at FC Barcelona have been using the HGH regularly and publicly to treat muscle fatigue.
Graham Hunter, a Barca affiliated sports journalist, admits Barca players use HGH to speed up recovery from games and unjury. HGH is an illegal enhancement drug illegal in football. pic.twitter.com/Q2HwdJIizX
— Jimmy Obeid (@KingRobbStark1) November 3, 2018
Hunter admitted that Barcelona used HGH (Human Growth Hormones), which is banned in both, amateur and professional sports. The substance is used to accelerate the recovery from an injury.
From the mouth of Pep (excerpt from the article):
According to Muller-Wohlfahrt, Guardiola – the former Barcelona coach – had told him: “It cannot be that injuries here last six weeks but in Spain only a fortnight.”https://t.co/nfZoLDzDWZ
— Jimmy Obeid (@KingRobbStark1) November 3, 2018
However, Hunter quickly moved to discuss the form of Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
This also brings us to the unnaturally quick recovery of Lionel Messi from an injury that should have sidelined him for a month.
It’s no secret that the Barcelona star used HGH in his early football career to help him compete with his colleagues (which his current club funde).
— Jimmy Obeid (@KingRobbStark1) November 3, 2018
Lionel Messi’s name has also been under the scanner, but it is also argued that the Argentine has used the drug as prescripted by doctors and physicians, and hence, his usage would come under ‘Therapeutic Use Exemption’. (TUE)
