European Football · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
France 1998: Revelations on doping controls of the Blues
Marie-George Buffet admits to suspending unannounced tests before the French World Cup, a first official acknowledgment.
By Editorial team
Former French Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet acknowledged in a documentary that she had halted unannounced doping controls for the French national team before the 1998 World Cup. This decision followed the controversy triggered by a test in Tignes in 1997. Buffet had until then denied this suspension. A belated revelation about a sensitive period in French football.