West Ham star Samir Nasri was recently suspended from playing football for eighteen months by anti-doping agency WADA until January 2019 following a doping violation.
The former France international then signed for the Hammers following the ban, and has since become a key part of manager Manuel Pellegrini’s plans.
Nasri has now revealed the events that led to his ban to L’Équipe (via GFFN).
“I was on holiday with my family. I became ill, I had a virus. I did not leave my rooms, I was suffering from vomiting, big headaches, I was empty.