In August 2019 the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football club GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the football player Mislav Oršic for their failure to submit to sample collection.
The UEFA Doping Control Officer (DCO) reported that on 27 August 2019 the player did not report to the Doping Control Station straight from the pitch as soon as the match was over, which resulted in the player staying in the dressing room for some seconds before reporting to the DCS.
The club and the football player apologised for the misunderstanding and explained that the player only wanted to take his phone from the dressing room and stressed that this took only a few seconds.
The Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) finds that the anti-doping rule violations have been established and that this was undisputed by the football club and the player. Considering the circumstances the CEDB applies a standard sanction on the football club and the player.
The CEDB deems that it is of utmost importance, in order to ensure the functioning and efficiency of the UEFA anti-doping programme, that clubs and players respect and follow the regulations set out by UEFA and act diligently when implementing such regulations.
Therefore the CEDB decides on 19 September 2019:
- To fine GNK Dinamo €5,000 for the doping offence, i.e. for not ensuring that the player Mislav Orsic selected for sample collection report to the doping control station straight from the pitch as soon as the match is over.
- To fine GNK Dinamo player Mislav Orsic €5,000 for the doping offence, i.e. for not reporting to the doping control station directly after the end of the match.
- The club ensures the player is informed personally of this decision.
- The above fines must be paid into the bank account indicated below within 90 days of communication of this decision.
