10 Spain players tested for doping at Euro 2016
Posted June 25, 2016 7:00 am
LA ROCHELLE, France (AP) - Spain says 10 national soccer team players have undergone doping tests at its European Championship training camp in western France.
The Spanish soccer federation says UEFA officials showed up Saturday morning at the team's hotel at Il de Re to conduct the tests.
The officials collected blood and urine samples from the 10 players, whose names were not released.
The federation says the tests were conducted "without any incidents."
Spain will face Italy on Monday in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals at Stade de France.
Spain Hector Bellerin, second right, heads for the ball during a training session at the Sports Complex Marcel Gaillard in Saint Martin de Re in France, Friday, June 24, 2016. Spain will face Italy in a Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match in Paris on Monday, June 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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