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'We should have gone on strike!' Gary Neville hits out at FA for double standards over anti-doping rules

Gary Neville has hit out at The FA after Bournemouth were charged for a breach of its anti-doping regulations - yet Rio Ferdinand was given an eight month ban for missing a drugs test.

Fellow Premier League side Manchester City were charged with a similar offence last month and were handed a £35,000 fine on Thursday having not contested the claim.

Yet back in 2003, Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand was banned for eight months - and missed Euro 2004 - as well as being fined £50,000 after being found guilty of missing a drugs test.