The coronavirus lockdown created 'a window of opportunity' for potential drugs cheats it has been acknowledged, after it was revealed just 24 Premier League players were tested during the period.
A number of sports have come in for serious criticism due to a lack of anti-doping activity during the height of the pandemic this year, with it revealed last month that not a single boxer had been tested during the period.
And now football has come under the spotlight, with a Freedom of Information request obtained by The Athletic showing the low levels of testing carried out in English football.